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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients

From: Combined endoscopic large balloon dilation with limited sphincterotomy versus sole sphincterotomy for removal of large or multiple common bile duct stones

Variables

EST/EPLBD

(Group I)

EST

(Group II)

Test

χ2/t

P value

Sex

N

%

N

%

  

 Male

38

38.00

43

43.00

0.519

0.471

 Female

62

62.00

57

57.00

Age

 Range

19–82

23–83

0.217

0.828

 Mean ± SD

50.7 ± 17.18

50.190 ± 16.025

CBD diameter (mm)

 Range

9.7–40

10–34

1.278

0.203

 Mean ± SD

18.6 ± 7.4

17.5 ± 5.02

CBDSs number

 One

47

47.00

39

39.00

1.317

0.518

 Two

17

17.00

19

19.00

 ≥ Three

36

36.00

42

42.00

CBDSs size (mm)

 < 5

11

11.00

23

23.00

5.873

0.053

 6–9

9

9.00

11

11.00

 ≥ 10

80

80.00

66

66.00

Range

3–32

3–26

1.768

0.051

Median

13.5

14

Periamullary diverticulum

23

23.00

19

19.00

0.482

0.487

  1. CBD common bile duct, CBDSs common bile duct stones, SD standard deviation, χ2 chi-square, t t test