Dilation Time in Endoscopic Papillary Balloon Dilation for Common Bile Duct Stones.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess the short-term outcomes after endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) plus endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD) versus EPBD alone and appropriate balloon dilation time in EPBD alone.

Materials and methods

A total of 413 patients with common bile duct stones (CBDSs) were included in the EST plus EPBD group and 84 were in the EPBD alone group. We retrospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy between EST plus EPBD and EPBD alone group. The patients in EPBD alone group were assigned to dilation time ≥5 minutes group (n=35) and time <5 minutes group (n=49). Further, we preliminarily discussed the influence of balloon dilation time on the procedure-related complications.

Results

Compared with EST plus EPBD, the patients in EPBD alone group were youn

SUBMITTER: Shen YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5633320 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature