Liang TB, Liu Y, Bai XL, Yu J, Chen W. Sphincter of Oddi laxity: An important factor in hepatolithiasis. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(8): 1014-1018 [PMID: 20180243 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i8.1014]
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Ting-Bo Liang, PhD, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Key Laboratory of Multi-Organ Transplantation of Ministry of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation of Zhejiang Province, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China. liangtingbo@zju.edu.cn
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2010; 16(8): 1014-1018 Published online Feb 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i8.1014
Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 98)
Characteristics
Male/female
35/63
Mean age (yr)
52.8
Mean age of first onset (yr)
45.1
Mean follow-up period (mo)
42.1
Follow-up prevalence
100%
Simple IHL/IHL with choledocholith
38/60
Recurrence rate of this operation
16.3%
Mean number of operations
1.60
Number of patients with 1 operation
67
Number of patients with 2 operations
19
Number of patients with 3 operations
7
Number of patients with 4 operations
1
Number of patients with 5 operations
1
Number of patients with 6 operations
2
Number of patients with 11 operations
1
Number of patients with simple choledocholithotomy and T-tube drainage
35
Number of patients with simple hepatectomy
20
Number of patients with choledocholithotomy, T-tube drainage and hepatectomy
35
Number of patients with simple choledochojejunostomy
5
Number of patients with choledochojejunostomy and hepatectomy
3
Recurrence index
0.072
Reoperation index
0.037
Table 2 Characteristics of patients in Groups I and II
Group I
Group II
Number of patients
45
53
Male/female
18/27
17/36
Mean age (yr)
52.8
52.8
Mean age of first onset (yr)
41.9
47.8
Biliary visualization rate during duodenography
42.2%
0%
Mean follow-up period (mo)
38.4
41.9
Simple IHL/IHL with choledocholithiasis
15/30
14/39
Recurrence rate
22.2%
11.3%
Mean number of operations
2.07
1.21
Number of patients with 1 operation
22
45
Number of patients with 2 operations
12
7
Number of patients with 3 operations
7
0
Number of patients with 4 operations
1
0
Number of patients with 5 operations
0
1
Number of patients with 6 operations
2
0
Number of patients with 11 operations
1
0
Number of patients with simple choledocholithotomy and T-tube drainage
14
21
Number of patients with simple hepatectomy
7
13
Number of patients with choledocholithotomy, T-tube drainage and hepatectomy
18
17
Number of patients with simple choledochojejunostomy
4
1
Number of patients with choledochojejunostomy and hepatectomy
2
1
Table 3 Comparison of Groups I and II
Group I
Group II
P
Number of patients
45
53
-
Male/female
18/27
17/36
0.126
Mean age (yr)
52.8
52.8
0.771
Mean age of first onset (yr)
41.9
47.8
0.463
Mean follow-up period (mo)
39.9
43.9
0.145
Mean number of operations
2.07
1.21
< 0.001
Recurrence index
0.135
0.018
< 0.001
Reoperation index
0.07
0.01
< 0.001
Table 4 Comparison of Groups IA and IB
Group IA
Group IB
P
Number of patients
6
39
-
Male/female
2/4
16/23
0.385
Mean age (yr)
58
52
0.845
Mean age of first onset (yr)
30.5
43.6
0.666
Mean follow-up period (mo)
42.5
39.5
0.905
Recurrence index
0
0.156
0.006
Reoperation index
0
0.081
0.034
Citation: Liang TB, Liu Y, Bai XL, Yu J, Chen W. Sphincter of Oddi laxity: An important factor in hepatolithiasis. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(8): 1014-1018