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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2026; 18(11): 125793
Published online Nov 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.125793
Published online Nov 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.125793
Table 2 Performance of different models in predicting intraductal concrements (values in square brackets represent 95% confidence interval)
| CBD width (≥ 8 mm) | Bilirubin (≥ 4 mg/dL) | CBD + bilirubin | RF model | |
| Sensitivity | 0.795 (0.645; 0.892) | 0.308 (0.186; 0.464) | 0.256 (0.146; 0.411) | 0.923 (0.797; 0.973) |
| Specificity | 0.548 (0.378; 0.708) | 0.774 (0.602; 0.886) | 0.903 (0.751; 0.967) | 0.355 (0.211; 0.531) |
| PPV | 0.689 (0.543; 0.805) | 0.632 (0.410; 0.809) | 0.769 (0.497; 0.918) | 0.643 (0.512; 0.755) |
| NPV | 0.680 (0.484; 0.828) | 0.471 (0.341; 0.605) | 0.491 (0.366; 0.617) | 0.786 (0.524; 0.924) |
| Correct rule-out (true negative), n (%) | 17 (24.29) | 24 (34.29) | 28 (40.00) | 11 (15.71) |
| False rule-out (missed IDCs), n (%) | 8 (11.43) | 27 (38.57) | 29 (41.43) | 3 (4.29) |
| Accuracy | 0.686 (0.570; 0.782) | 0.514 (0.400; 0.628) | 0.543 (0.427; 0.654) | 0.671 (0.555; 0.770) |
- Citation: Sirtl S, Schäfer APG, Bretthauer K, Hohmann E, Junge M, Ahmad M, Vielhauer J, Hausdorf A, Hubert MO, Velamazán R, Aghamaliyev U, Schirra J, Schulz C, Żorniak M, Beyer G, Mahajan UM, Mayerle J, Stubbe HC. Imaging-independent model for predicting choledocholithiasis in acute biliary pancreatitis. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(11): 125793
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.125793