Topical nitrate drip infusion using cystic duct tube for retained bile duct stone: A six patients case series

Table 1 Multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated with HIV/HBV, HIV/HCV, and HIV/HBV/HCV co-infection

Characteristics	Patient 1	Patient 2	Patient 3	Patient 4	Patient 5	Patient 6
Age (yr)	76	69	37	75	64	69
Sex	Man	Man	Woman	Woman	Woman	Man
Diagnosis	Acute cholecystitis	Acute cholecystitis	Choledocholithiasis	Choledocholithiasis	Choledocholithiasis	Acute cholecystitis
Preoperative drainage	–	EST	–	–	–	–
Surgical method	Open	Laparoscopic	Laparoscopic	Laparoscopic	Laparoscopic	Open
IOC defect	–	–	+	+	–	–
Stone diameter (mm)	2	2	3	5	3	6
CBD diameter (mm)	6	6	6	8	6	12
Nitrate	GTN 50 mg + NS 200/2 h	GTN 50 mg + NS 500/5 h	ISDN 10 mg + NS 500/3 h	GTN 10 mg + NS 500/3 h	ISDN 5 mg + NS 250/3 h	GTN 50 mg + NS 250/2.5 h
Trial	2	3	2	1	6	4
Stone removal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Complication	–	–	–	Nausea	–	–
2nd procedure	–	–	–	EST	EST	EPBD

GTN: Glyceryl trinitrate; EST: Endoscopic sphincterotomy; ISDN: Isosorbide dinitrate; IOC: Intraoperative cholangiography; CBD: Common bile duct; EPBD: Endoscopic papillary balloon dilation.