Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2016; 8(18): 663-668
Published online Oct 16, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i18.663
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients
EST-EBS(n = 105)EBS alone(n = 32)P value
Sex (female/male)61/4417/15NS
Age (yr)70.2 (29-83)71.4 (28-88)NS
Maximum CBD diameter (mm)8.1 ± 4.57.7 ± 3.9NS
Maximum stone diameter (mm)6.6 ± 1.94.9 ± 1.8NS
Stone number2.1 ± 1.42.3 ± 1.7NS
Serum amylase (IU/L)148.2 ± 301.6164.5 ± 136.3NS
Periampullary diverticulum, n (%)41 (32.5)10 (31.7)NS
Acute cholangitis before ERCP, n (%)44 (16.6)6 (21.8)NS
Acute cholecystitis before ERCP, n (%)3 (2.8)1 (3.1)NS
Table 2 Results of stone retrieval
EST-EBS(n = 105)EBS alone(n = 32)P value
n (%) sessions required
1105 (100)27 (84.3)< 0.001
25 (15.7)
Complete removal, n (%)105 (100)32 (100)NS
Mechanical lithotripsy, n (%)2 (1.9)1 (4.3)NS
Pancreatogram, n (%)34 (32.7)10 (31.2)NS
Serum amylase (IU/L)-25.0 ± 217.9365.5 ± 576.3< 0.001
Post procedure pancreatitis0 (0)5 (15.6)< 0.001