Table 3.
Number of episodes of interval cholangitis per patient grouped by diagnosis
| Episodes of interval cholangitis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | No. of patients | Total no. of interventions | Total no. of episodes (%) | Mean episodes per patient | Median (range) |
| Post-cholecystectomy injury | 39 | 272 | 42 (15%) | 1.1 | 0 (0–7) |
| Primary sclerosing cholangitis | 6 | 90 | 10 (11%) | 1.7 | 1.5 (0–5) |
| Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis | 6 | 39 | 2 (5%) | 0.3 | 0 (0–1) |
| Caroli’s disease | 7 | 73 | 11 (15%) | 1.6 | 1 (0–5) |
| Other | 5 | 20 | 2 (10%) | 0.4 | 0 (0–2) |
| Total | 63 | 494 | 67 (14%) | 1.1 (p > 0.05) | |