The Diagnostic Accuracy of Linear Endoscopic Ultrasound for Evaluating Symptoms Suggestive of Common Bile Duct Stones

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

(a)

Variable	Number
Sex, (M/F)	118/84
Age, years (mean ± SD)
Intact GB (GB stones)	167 (29)

(b)

The main reasons for inclusion	Number of patients
Upper abdominal pain	168
US/CT findings suggestive of CBD stones	68
Biliary pancreatitis	29
Total bilirubin level ≥4 mg/dL	56
Dilated CBD	59

M, male; F, female; SD, standard deviation; GB, gallbladder; US, ultrasound; CT, computed tomography; CBD, common bile duct.