Table-I.

Comparison of patients in study group and placebo group.

Variable	Study group (Diclofenac suppository) (n-82)	Placebo group (Glycerine Suppository) (n-83)	P-value
Age (mean years ± SD)	47.7± (14.8)	50.2 ±(15.5)	0.28
Duration of illness (median ± IQR)	122 ±(189)	116 ±(159)	0.81*
Serum bilirubin (median ± IQR)	7 ±(8)	7 ±(9)	0.15*
Male/Female (number)	28/54	35/48	0.28
H/O Surgery	15	13	0.65
Diabetes mellitus	15	17	0.72
Hypertension	21	22	0.89
CBD stone	51	46	0.37
Malignancy Cholangio/pancreatic/Gall bladder	8/21/6	14/17/1	0.12
CBD leakage	5	5	0.60

^*Mann Whittney U-test, IQR: Interquartile Range.