Comparison of the Long-Term Outcomes of Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilation Alone versus Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Removal of Bile Duct Stones

Table 3

Comparison of the adverse events between the EST and EPLBD groups.

	EST	EPLBD	value
	()	()
Pancreatitis	2 (3.3%)	8 (5.0%)	0.73
Mild	2	7
Moderate	0	1
Severe	0	0
Hemorrhage	0	0	—
Cholangitis	2 (3.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0.62
Perforation	0	0	—
Overall adverse events	4 (6.7%)	11 (6.8%)	1.00