Using cholecystokinin to facilitate endoscopic clearance of large common bile duct stones

Table 4 Complications in cholecystokinin group and no cholecystokinin group n (%)

	CCK group	No CCK group	P value
Complications, post-ERCP	9/103 (8.7)	10/125 (8.0)	0.528
Pancreatitis (mild)	4	5
Cholangitis (mild)	4	3
Hemobilia (mild)	1	2
Bowel perforation	0	0
Procedure-related mortality	0	0
Complications, post-ESWL	8/107 (7.5)	10/127 (7.9)	0.673
Purpuric spots	5	6
Skin ecchymosis	3	4
Splenic rupture	0	0
Lung trauma	0	0
Necrotizing pancreatitis	0	0
Procedure-related mortality	0	0

Analysis of complications in CCK group and no CCK group. These include post-ERCP and post-ESWL complications. The overall post-ERCP and post-ESWL complications are not significantly different between the two groups. CK: Cholecystokinin; ESWL: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.