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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2016; 8(18): 646-652
Published online Oct 16, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i18.646
Published online Oct 16, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i18.646
Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
Gender (male/female), n (%) | 49 (40.8)/71 (59) |
Age (years), mean ± SD | 67.8 yr ± 15.7 |
Patients at 1st ERCP, n (%) | 91 (75.8) |
Patients previously treated with endoscopic sphincterotomy, n (%) | 29 (24.2) |
Ampullary/periampullary diverticulum, n (%) | 37 (30.8) |
Bile duct stones size (mm), mean ± SD | 15.8 ± 2.9 |
Bile duct size (mm), mean ± SD | 19.2 ± 3.9 |
Billroth I reconstruction, n (%) | 3 (2.5) |
- Citation: Di Mitri R, Mocciaro F, Pallio S, Pecoraro GM, Tortora A, Zulli C, Attardo S, Maurano A. Efficacy and safety of endoscopic papillary balloon dilation for the removal of bile duct stones: Data from a “real-life” multicenter study on Dilation-Assisted Stone Extraction. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2016; 8(18): 646-652
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v8/i18/646.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v8.i18.646