Table 5.
Ranking in efficacy, safety and ease of the procedure.
| Removal of Small Stones | Removal of Large Stone | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EST | EPBD | ESBD | EST | EPLBD | ESLBD | |
| Efficacy | ||||||
| Complete stone removal in initial session | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Rate of ML | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Safety | ||||||
| Bleeding | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Post ERCP pancreatitis | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Perforation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Easiness | ||||||
| Easiness of the procedure | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Easiness of stone extraction | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total score | 13 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 17 |
EST; Endoscopic Sphincterotomy, EPBD; Endoscopic papillary balloon dilation, ESBD; EST followed by balloon dilation, EPLBD; Endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation, ESLBD; EST followed by large balloon dilation. Score 3 is the best score. Scores for ease of the procedure and stone extraction were determined based on our experiences.