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SUBMITTER: Chou CK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7250446 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chou Chung-Kai CK Lee Kuei-Chuan KC Luo Jiing-Chyuan JC Chen Tseng-Shing TS Perng Chin-Lin CL Huang Yi-Hsiang YH Lin Han-Chien HC Hou Ming-Chih MC
PloS one 20200526 5
<h4>Objectives</h4>The adequate duration for EPBD was unclear. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of balloon dilatation duration of EPBD on the occurrence of PEP.<h4>Methods</h4>One hundred and ninety-eight patients with common bile duct (CBD) stone treated by EPBD were retrospectively recruited. The dilatation duration was determined according to adequate opening of the biliary orifice without bleeding. The clinical outcomes and complications of EPBD were recorded.<h4>Results</h4>We ...[more]