Treatment of severe Clonorchiasis sinensis by endoscopic nasobiliary drainage and oral praziquantel

Table 1 Average diameter of common bile ducts, levels of serum total bilirubin, ALP, γ-GT and ALT one week after operation (mean ± SD)

Group	Cases (n)	Therapy	Average diameter of common bile duct (mm)	Serum total bilirubin (μmol/L)	ALP (U/L)	γ-GT (U/L)	ALT (U/L)
ENBD	58	Before	16 ± 3	89 ± 11	286 ± 63	166 ± 38	132 ± 32
		After	9.6 ± 2.2b	29 ± 9b	108 ± 23b	86 ± 22b	60 ± 12b
Operation	26	Before	15.3 ± 3.1	87 ± 10	263 ± 54	156 ± 36	130 ± 30
		After	9.5 ± 2.1d	27 ± 8d	98 ± 25d	87 ± 22d	57 ± 11d

^bP < 0.01 vs markers before ENBD,

^dP < 0.01 vs markers before operation.

Table 2 Therapeutic effects of two groups

Group	Cases (n)	Remission time of abdominal pain (d)	Complication (cases)	Average length of hospital stay (d)	Average cost (Yuan)
ENBD	58	1	13	9	6503
Operation	26	6b	10	20b	16300b

^bP < 0.01 vs ENBD group.