Table 1:
Baseline characteristics of the patients included in the study at the time of ERC.
| Patient | Diagnosis | Gender | Age | IBD | IBD Type | Cirrhosis | Indication for ERC | Anatomical location of sample | T Bili (mg/dL) | Alk Phos (92-279 IU/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSC, AIH | F | 68 | No | - | Yes | Stent removal | Common hepatic duct, right main duct | 3.7 | 583 |
| 2 | PSC | F | 48 | Yes | UC | Yes | Elevated bilurribine | Distal Common Bile Duct | 2.6 | 37 |
| 3 | PSC | M | 77 | No | - | No | Stent removal left hepatic duct | Left main duct | 10.1 | 394 |
| 4 | PSC | F | 70 | Yes | UC | No | Right hepatic duct stricture | Common Bile Duct, Common hepatic duct | 0.3 | 159 |
| 5 | PSC | F | 34 | Yes | UC | No | Follow up (? cystic duct malignancy) | Bile | - | 207 |
| 6 | PSC | M | 56 | Yes | UC | Yes | Elevated bilirubin | Common Bile Duct | 6.6 | 552 |
| 7 | PSC | F | 60 | Yes | CD | No | Follow up (Mass on MRI segment 4) | Bile | 0.6 | 58 |
| 8 | PSC | M | 30 | Yes | UC | No | Surveillance | Bile | 1.7 | 210 |
| 9 | PSC | M | 63 | Yes | UC | Yes | Biliary stent removal | Left main duct | 2.8 | 408 |
| 10 | PSC | M | 60 | No | - | Yes | Surveillance | Common hepatic duct | 1.7 | 967 |
| 1 | non-PSC | M | 65 | No | - | No | Bile leak, benign biliary stricture (Stent removal or exchange) | Common Bile Duct bifurcation | 0.6 | 158 |
| 2 | non-PSC | M | 72 | No | - | No | Benign biliary stricture with lab abnormalities | Distal common Bile Duct | - | 279 |
| 3 | non-PSC | M | 80 | No | - | No | Pancreatic and biliary stricture | Common Bile Duct | 1.1 | 76 |
| 4 | non-PSC | M | 69 | No | - | No | Chronic pancreatitis, stent change | Common Bile Duct | 0.3 | 103 |
| 5 | non-PSC | F | 54 | No | - | No | Abdominal pain with persistent elevation of liver enzymes. | Distal common Bile Duct | 0.2 | 145 |
| 6 | non-PSC | F | 62 | No | - | No | Follow-up of bile leak | Common bile duct, Bile: Cystic duct | 0.7 | 126 |
| 7 | non-PSC | M | 66 | No | - | No | Biliary stent removal | Distal common bile duct | 1.1 | 137 |
Presence of cirrhosis was determined by one or more of the following diagnostic techniques: elastography, cross-sectional imaging with cirrhotic liver morphology, evidence of portal hypertension and/or liver biopsy.