Comparison of late adverse events after endoscopic sphincterotomy versus endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation for common bile duct stones: A propensity score-based cohort analysis.
Akinori MarutaTakuji IwashitaShinya UemuraKensaku YoshidaKeisuke IwataTsuyoshi MukaiShinpei DoiIchiro YasudaKenji ImaiMasahito ShimizuPublished in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2018)
In the present study, late AE rate after EPLBD showed no significant difference compared with that after ES, which had a relatively long follow-up period. Therefore, EPLBD could be used for the treatment of CBDS, if CBDS are considered difficult to treat. Clinical Trial Registry: UMIN000027798.