Small sphincterotomy combined with endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation versus sphincterotomy

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2009; 15(34): 4298-4304
Published online Sep 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4298

Table 2 Results of endoscopic stone removal after small EST + ELBD vs EST (stone size ≥ 15 mm)

	Group A (n = 27)	Group B (n = 28)	P value
Stone removal in the first session (%)	23 (85)	23 (86)	0.473
Mechanical lithotripsy (%)	9 (33)	9 (32)	0.527
Mean procedure time (min)¹²	18 ± 12	19 ± 13	0.917
Mean therapeutic session¹	1.27 ± 0.53	1.31 ± 0.71	0.714

¹mean ± SD;

²Calculated from initial success cases (n = 23 in both groups). Overall success rate of the first session: 84%.

Citation: Kim HG, Cheon YK, Cho YD, Moon JH, Park DH, Lee TH, Choi HJ, Park SH, Lee JS, Lee MS. Small sphincterotomy combined with endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation versus sphincterotomy. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(34): 4298-4304
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i34/4298.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.4298