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

Table 5

Univariate and multivariate analyses for risk factors of the late biliary complications.

	Late complication	Without late complication	value
	Age (y)	67.0 (16.4)	69.6 (14.5)	0.398
Sex, male/female	12/14	94/96	0.836
Diameter of CBD (mm), mean (SD)	15.7 (3.2)	14.8 (2.9)	0.140
Number of CBDS, mean (SD)	1.3 (0.7)	1.3 (1.1)	0.997
Maximum stone size (mm), mean (SD)	12.2 (2.6)	12.6 (3.5)	0.570
Periampullary diverticulum, (%)	14 (53.8%)	91 (47.9%)	0.677
Mechanical lithotripsy, (%)	11 (42.3%)	34 (17.9)	0.008
Previous cholecystectomy, (%)	15 (57.7%)	100 (52.6%)	0.679
Gallbladder with stones in situ, (%)	7 (26.9%)	34 (17.9%)	0.288
Gallbladder without stones in situ, (%)	4 (15.4%)	56 (29.6%)	0.164
	Odds ratio	95% Confidence interval	value
Mechanical lithotripsy	2.815	1.148–6.902	0.024