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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2027; 33(1): 125390
Published online Jan 7, 2027. doi: 10.3748/wjg.125390
Table 3 Image acquisition data for cholangioscopy, n (%)
Participant numbers based on image contents
DSOC group
FSOC group
P value
Common bile duct1.0000
Absent2 (3.45)1 (1.79)
Present56 (96.55)55 (98.21)
First-order biliary branches0.4957
Absent56 (96.55)56 (100.00)
Present2 (3.45)0 (0.00)
Second-order biliary branches0.2436
Absent55 (94.83)56 (100.00)
Present3 (5.17)0 (0.00)
Confluence of second-order biliary branches0.0550
Absent0 (0.00)4 (7.14)
Present58 (100.00)52 (92.86)
Stone0.8488
Absent29 (50.00)29 (51.79)
Present29 (50.00)27 (48.21)
Stone retrieval basket/holmium laser fiber0.1339
Absent33 (56.90)24 (42.86)
Present25 (43.10)32 (57.14)
Biliary mucosa
Absent0 (0.00)0 (0.00)
Present58 (100.00)56 (100.00)
Image numbers based on biliary locations
Common bile duct100 (59.17)110 (65.48)0.0411
Second-order biliary branches5 (2.96)0 (0.00)
First-order biliary branches2 (1.18)0 (0.00)
Confluence of second-order biliary branches62 (36.69)58 (34.52)
Image numbers based on captured contents
Stone29 (17.16)27 (16.07)0.6765
Stone retrieval basket/holmium laser fiber27 (15.98)33 (19.64)
Biliary mucosa113 (66.86)108 (64.29)


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