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

Table 4

Comparison of the late biliary complications during follow-up between the EST and EPLBD groups.

	EST	EPLBD	value
	()	()
Duration of follow-up (months), mean (SD)	74.5 (20.2)	71.6 (24.5)	0.42
Recurrent bile duct stones, (%)	8 (13.6%)	16 (10.2%)	0.47
Cholangitis without stone recurrence, (%)	3 (5.1%)	0	0.02
Total biliary complications, (%)	11 (18.6%)	16 (10.2%)	0.11