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. 2013 Nov 7;19(41):7168–7176. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i41.7168

Table 4.

Comparison of complications between the two groups n (%)

PAD (n = 93)
Non-PAD (n = 130)
P value1
EPLBD + ES (n = 59) EPLBD - ES (n = 34) P value EPLBD + ES (n = 73) EPLBD - ES (n = 57) P value
Pancreatitis 2 (3.4) 5 (14.7) 0.095 7 (9.6) 5 (8.8) 0.873 0.809
Perforation 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) NA 0 (0.0) 1 (1.8) 0.438 1.000
Bleeding 2 (3.4) 3 (8.8) 0.351 7 (9.6) 4 (7.0) 0.601 0.548
Major 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.4) 0 (0.0)
Minor 2 (13.4) 3 (8.8) 6 (8.2) 4 (7.0)
Hyperamylasemia 4 (6.8) 5 (14.7) 0.279 15 (20.5) 6 (10.5) 0.123 0.232
Mortality 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) NA 1 (1.4) 1 (1.8) 1.000 0.230
1

Comparison of the periampullary diverticula (PAD) and non-PAD groups. EPLBD: Endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation; ES: Endoscopic sphincterotomy; EPLBD + ES: Endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation with limited ES; EPLBD - ES: Endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation without ES; NA: Not applicable.