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. 2011 Mar 16;5(1):1–14. doi: 10.5009/gnl.2011.5.1.1

Table 1.

Comparisons between EPBD and EST for Removal of Choledocholithiasis

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Biliary infection included cholangitis and cholecystitis.

EPBD, endoscopic papillary balloon dilation; EST, endoscopic sphincterotomy.

*p=0.02; In the patients with periampullary diverticulum; p=0.026; §In the patients with prior sphincterotomy history.