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Table 3 Complications among both groups

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

Complications

EST/EPLBD

(GroupI)

EST

(GroupII)

Test

P value

N

%

N

%

χ2

Overall complications

5

5.00

11

11.00

2.446

0.118

Pancreatitis

3

3.00

5

5.00

0.521

0.470

Perforation

0

0.00

0

0.00

Cholangitis

0

0.00

0

0.00

Bleeding

 Minor

2

2.00

5

5.00

2.369

0.306

 Major

0

0.00

1

1.00

  

Mortality

0

0.00

0

0.00

  1. χ2 chi-square, SD standard deviation