Table 5.
Item
|
LC + EPBD group (n = 50)
|
LC + EST group (n = 52)
|
χ
2
|
P value
|
Pancreatitis | 3 (6.00) | 2 (3.80) | 0.675 | |
Cholangitis | 1 (2.00) | 2 (3.80) | 1.000 | |
Abdominal infection | 0 | 1 (1.90) | 1.000 | |
Death | 0 | 0 | / | |
Perforation | 0 | 0 | / | |
Overall complications | 4 (8.00) | 5 (9.60) | 1.000 |
LC: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; EST: Endoscopic sphincterotomy; EPBD: Endoscopic papillary balloon dilation.