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. 2022 Mar 27;14(3):236–246. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i3.236

Table 2.

Patient characteristics of patients with and without common bile duct stone recurrence, n (%)

Characteristics
Recurrence (n = 43)
Nonrecurrence (n = 459)
P value
Sex (male/female) 23/20 264/195 0.61
Age ≥ 70 yr 25 (58.1) 176 (38.3) 0.01
PAD 23 (53.5) 220 (47.9) 0.49
CBD diameter (mean ± SD, cm) 1.5 ± 0.5 1.3 ± 0.7 0.06
CBD diameter ≥ 1.5 cm 23 (53.5) 137 (29.8) < 0.01
Largest CBD stone diameter ≥ 1.5 cm 11 (25.6) 71 (15.5) 0.09
CBD stone number ≥ 2 15 (34.9) 174 (37.9) 0.70
Muddy stones 12 (27.9) 119 (25.9) 0.78
Initial ampullary intervention
EST 13 (30.2) 128 (27.9) 0.74
EPBD/EPLBD 9 (20.9) 22 (4.8) < 0.01
ESBD 17 (39.5) 298 (64.9) < 0.01
CBD morphology < 0.01
Straight type 14 (32.6) 275 (59.9)
S type 11 (25.6) 34 (7.4)
Polyline type 18 (41.9) 150 (32.7)
Cholecystectomy 5 (11.6) 21 (4.6) 0.06
Procedure time (mean ± SD, min) 19.3 ± 14.2 20.1 ± 13.6 0.71
Gastrectomy 3 (7.0) 6 (1.3) 0.03

PAD: Periampullary diverticulum; CBD: Common bile duct; EST: Endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy; EPBD: Endoscopic papillary balloon dilation; EPLBD: Endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation; ESBD: Endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy with balloon dilation.