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

Table 5.

Complications of endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation by periampullary diverticula subtype n (%)

PAD subtype (n = 93)
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 P value
(n = 18) (n = 41) (n = 34)
Pancreatitis 1 (5.6) 4 (9.8) 2 (5.9) 0.913
Perforation 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) NA
Bleeding
Major 0 0 0 (0.0) NA
Minor 1 (5.6) 2 (4.9) 2 (5.9) 0.930
Hyperamylasemia 0 (0.0) 5 (12.2) 4 (11.8) 0.240
Mortality 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) NA

Type 1: When major papilla is located inside the diverticulum; Type 2: In the margin of the diverticulum; and Type 3: Outside the diverticulum. EPLBD: Endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation; PAD: Periampullary diverticula; NA: Not applicable.