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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2018; 24(33): 3799-3805
Published online Sep 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i33.3799
Published online Sep 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i33.3799
Table 1 Patient and treatment characteristics
| Characteristic | n (%) |
| No. of patients | 17 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 7 (41.2) |
| Male | 10 (58.8) |
| Comorbidity | |
| Emphysema | 3 (17.6) |
| Pulmonary insufficiency | 5 (29.4) |
| Coronary artery disease | 3 (17.6) |
| Cardiac insufficiency | 5 (29.4) |
| Hypoproteinemia | 1 (6.0) |
| Number of PTEBD procedures | |
| One | 16 (94.1) |
| Two | 1 (5.9) |
| Diameter of stones | |
| < 10 mm | 10 (28.6) |
| 10-20 mm | 21 (60.0) |
| ≥ 20 mm | 4 (11.4) |
| Types of stones | |
| Cholesterol stone | 16 (45.7) |
| Mixed stone | 15 (42.9) |
| Bilirubin stone | 4 (11.4) |
- Citation: Liu B, Wu DS, Cao PK, Wang YZ, Wang WJ, Wang W, Chang HY, Li D, Li X, Hertzanu Y, Li YL. Percutaneous transhepatic extraction and balloon dilation for simultaneous gallbladder stones and common bile duct stones: A novel technique. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(33): 3799-3805
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i33/3799.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i33.3799