Temporary CBD Stenting with a Nelaton Tube Is a More Practical and Safer Option Than T-Tube Drainage after Conventional CBD Exploration for Choledocholithiasis

Table 1

Patients’ demographic data.

Patients’ data	Strata	Nelaton tube group	T-tube group	P-value
N ()		25(50%)	25(50%)
Age (years)		41.21±8.12(23-67)	40.62±7.51(19-65)	0.762
Sex	Male	11(44%)	10(40%)	NS
	Female	14(46%)	15(60%)	NS
ASA score		1.58±0.61(1-3)	1.61±0.50(1-3)	0.623
Diameter of CBD		9.95+1.6(8-16.5)	10.2+1.73(9-17.4)	0.752
Clinical signs	Fever	4(16%)	3(12%)	NS
	Jaundice	17(68%)	18(72%)	NS
Chronic co-exiting disease	Hypertension	5(20%)	6(24%)	NS
	Diabetes	5(20%)	4(16%)	NS
	IHD	1(4%)	1(4%)	NS
	COPD	2(8%)	1(4%)	NS
	CLD	1(0%)	0(0%)	NS

Data are presented as mean ± SD & numbers; ranges and percentages are in parenthesis. ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; IHD: Ischemic heart disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CLD: chronic liver disease; CBD: Common bile duct; NS: nonsignificant. Some cases had more than one coexisting disease.