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. 2020 May 21;26(19):2403–2415. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i19.2403

Table 3.

Diagnosis, procedures, and post-procedure complications for different types of periampullary diverticulum in three classification systems

Lobo classification, 1998
Boix classification, 2006
Li-Tanaka classification, 2012
IDP JPD P value I II III P value I II III IV P value
Total 65 (6.7) 902 (93.3) 306 (31.6) 556 (57.5) 105 (10.9) 65 (6.7) 655 (67.7) 105 (10.9) 142 (14.7)
Diameter of CBD (mm) 14 ± 4 14 ± 5 0.33 14 ± 5 15 ± 5 14 ± 6 0.37 14 ± 4 14 ± 5 14 ± 6 15 ± 5 0.56
Max. size of PAD (mm) 19 ± 8 13 ± 7 < 0.001 15 ± 8 13 ± 7 11 ± 7 < 0.001 19 ± 8 13 ± 7 11 ± 7 14 ± 9 < 0.001
≤ 10 11 (16.9) 531 (58.9) 146 (47.7) 325 (58.5) 71 (67.6) 11 (16.9) 384 (58.6) 71 (67.6) 76 (53.5)
10-20 38 (58.5) 287 (31.8) 118 (38.6) 182 (32.7) 25 (23.8) 38 (58.5) 217 (33.1) 25 (23.8) 45 (31.7)
> 20 16 (24.6) 84 (9.3) 42 (13.7) 49 (8.8) 9 (8.6) 16 (24.6) 54 (8.2) 9 (8.6) 21 (14.8)
CBD stones 51 (86.4) 765 (85.6) 0.85 262 (87.9) 470 (85.0) 84 (82.4) 0.31 51 (86.4) 559 (85.9) 84 (82.4) 122 (86.5) 0.79
Max diameter (mm) 13 ± 5 12 ± 7 0.23 12 ± 6 13 ± 7 12 ± 6 0.26 13 ± 5 12 ± 6 12 ± 6 13 ± 8 0.58
Multiple stone 19 (37.3) 353 (46.1) 0.22 115 (43.9) 224 (47.7) 33 (39.3) 0.29 19 (37.3) 258 (46.2) 33 (39.3) 62 (50.8) 0.24
Difficult stone removal 16 (31.4) 273 (35.7) 0.53 96 (36.6) 159 (33.8) 34 (40.5) 0.44 16 (31.4) 195 (34.9) 34 (40.5) 44 (36.1) 0.71
Mechanical lithotripsy 4 (6.2) 35 (3.9) 0.33 21 (6.9) 16 (2.9) 2 (1.9) 0.008 4 (6.2) 31 (4.7) 2 (1.9) 2 (1.4) 0.13
Retained stones 3 (5.9) 59 (7.7) 0.79 20 (7.6) 34 (7.2) 8 (9.5) 0.77 3 (5.9) 38 (6.8) 8 (9.5) 13 (10.7) 0.42
Guide wire in PD 6 (9.2) 86 (9.5) 0.94 30 (9.8) 48 (8.6) 14 (13.3) 0.32 6 (9.2) 66 (10.1) 14 (13.3) 6 (4.2) 0.08
ERPD 1 (1.5) 45 (5.0) 0.36 11 (3.6) 31 (5.6) 4 (3.8) 0.38 1 (1.5) 36 (5.5) 4 (3.8) 5 (3.5) 0.50
Operative time (min) 44 ± 21 41 ± 18 0.35 41 ± 18 41 ± 17 43 ± 21 0.81 44 ± 21 41 ± 17 43 ± 21 39 ± 17 0.48
Difficult cannulation 15 (23.1) 93 (10.3) 0.002 38 (12.4) 57 (10.3) 13 (12.4) 0.57 15 (23.1) 68 (10.4) 13 (12.4) 12 (8.5) 0.01
Successful cannulation 59 (90.8) 894 (99.1) < 0.001 298 (97.4) 553 (99.5)a 102 (97.1) 0.02 59 (90.8) 651 (99.4)b 102 (97.1) 141 (99.3)b < 0.001
Adverse events 8 (12.3) 79 (8.8) 0.33 26 (8.5) 48 (8.6) 13 (12.4) 0.44 8 (12.3) 57 (8.7) 13 (12.4) 9 (6.3) 0.30
Post-ERCP pancreatitis 5 (7.7) 53 (5.9) 0.58 19 (6.2) 29 (5.2) 10 (9.5) 0.23 5 (7.7) 38 (5.8) 10 (9.5) 5 (3.5) 0.24
Acute cholangitis 2 (3.1) 25 (2.8) 0.70 6 (2.0) 18 (3.2) 3 (2.9) 0.55 2 (3.1) 18 (2.8) 3 (2.9) 4 (2.8) 0.98
Perforation 1 (1.5) 1 (0.1) 0.13 1 (0.3) 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 1.00 1 (1.5) 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0.20

For Boix classification, P = 0.017 with Bonferroni adjustment. For Li-Tanaka classification, P = 0.008 with Bonferroni adjustment. Successful cannulation: Boix: Type II vs type I,

a

P < 0.05; Li-Tanaka classification: Type II vs type I,

b

P < 0.01, type IV vs type I, bP < 0.01. CBD: Common bile duct; PAD: Periampullary diverticulum; ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cho-langiopancreatography; ERPD: Endoscopic retrograde pancreatic drainage; PD: Pancreatic duct.