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. 2019 Spring;12(2):116–123.

Table 2.

Frequency of CBD stone in different subgroups

All patients Normal liver enzymes
+Normal CBD
Normal liver enzymes
+Dilated CBD
Isolated rise of liver
enzymes
+Normal CBD
Isolated rise of liver
enzymes
+Dilated CBD
Hyperbilirubinemia
+Normal CBD
Hyperbilirubinemia
+Dilated CBD
All patients 202/1022
19.7 (17.4-22.4)*
10/138
7.2 (3.7%-13.3%)
4/106
3.8 (1.2-9.9)
12/190
6.3 (3.4 -11.0)
20/90
22 (14.4-32.4)
84/346
24.2 (19.9-29.2)
72/152
47.4(39.3-55.6)
Age <55 54/408
13.2 (10.2-17.0)
0/64
0
2/50
4 (0.7 -14.9)
6/86
6.9 (2.8-15.1)
8/40
20 (9.6-36.1)
18/120
15 (9.4-22.9)
20/48
41.7(27.9-56.7)
Age ≥55 148/614
24.1 (20.8-27.7)
10/74
13.5 (7.0-23.9)
2/56
3.6 (0.6 -13.4)
6/104
5.8 (2.4-12.6)
12/50
24 (13.5-38.4)
66/226
29.2 (23.5-35.7)
52/104
50(40.1-59.9)
No Cholecystitis 127/723
17.6 (14.9 -20.6)
8/122
6.6 (3.1-12.9)
0/78
0
6/130
4.6 (1.9-10.2)
16/58
27.6 (17.1-41.1)
60/236
25.4(20.1-31.6)
37/99
37.4(28.0-47.7)
Cholecystitis 75/299
25.1 (20.4-30.5)
2/16
12.5 (2.2-39.6)
4/28
14.3 (4.7-33.6)
6/60
10 (4.1-21.2)
4/32
12.5 (4.1-29.9)
24/110
21.9(14.7-30.9)
35/53
66.0 (51.6-78.1)

LFT: liver function tests; CBD: common bile duct; US: ultrasound; MRCP: magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; Values in parentheses: 95% confidence intervals

*

Percent (95% confidence interval)