Intraoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography: A useful tool in the hands of the hepatobiliary surgeon

Table 1 Demographic data

Variables	Data
Age (yr)	32 (18-59)
Sex
Male	20 (25)
Female	60 (75)
Bilirubin (mg)	3.8 (0.4-10)
AST (IU)	99 (21-468)
ALT (IU)	93 (24-1000)
CBD diameter (mm)	11 (6-15)
Size of stones in CBD
Mean size (mm)	8 (5-17)

Data are expressed as absolute numbers (percentage) or median (range). CBD: Common bile duct stone.

Table 2 Results

Variables	Data
Duration of operation (min)	95 (75-200)
Hospital stay (h)	19 (18-24)
Time to reach papilla (s)	25 (20-45)
ERCP done	76 (95)
ERCP not done (passed stone by TCC)	4 (5)
Difficulty in cannulation
Grade 1	50/76 (65.8)
Grade 2	24/76 (31.58)
Failure of cannulation	2 (2.6)
Precut papillotomy	8/76 (10.52)
Results
ERCP with stone extraction	64 (84.2)
Passed stone	6 (7.9)
Short stricture lower end CBD with stone ES with stent	2 (2.6)
Long stricture lower 1/3 CBD...treated by open hepaticojejunostomy	1 (1.3)
Filling defect at the lower end biopsied... adenocarcinoma	1 (1.3)
Failure of cannulation	2 (2.6)
Method of stone extraction
Balloon	52/66 (78.8)
Basket	4/66 (6.1)
Combined basket and balloon	8/66 (12.1)
lithotripsy	2/66 (3.1)

Data are expressed as absolute numbers (percentage) or median (range). ERCP; Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography; CBD: Common bile duct stone; TCC: Transcystic cholangiogram.