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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2025; 17(12): 111003
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111003
Table 1 Comparison of the two groups' baseline data, n (%)
Baseline data
PEP group (n = 24)
Non-PEP group (n = 159)
|t|/χ2
P value
Age, years4.7680.029
    < 6013 (54.17)50 (31.45)
    ≥ 6011 (45.83)109 (68.55)
Sex (male/female)10 (41.67)/14 (58.33)98 (62.26)/61 (37.73)3.4380.064
History of pancreatitis (yes/no)9 (37.50)/15 (62.50)13 (8.18)/146 (91.82)16.953< 0.01
History of hypertension (yes/no)4 (16.67)/20 (83.33)33 (20.75)/126 (79.25)0.2160.642
TC (mmol/L)3.84 ± 0.744.19 ± 0.792.0720.040
LDL (mmol/L)2.67 ± 0.542.61 ± 0.560.5000.618
HDL (mmol/L)1.34 ± 0.341.31 ± 0.300.4790.633
TG (mmol/L)1.74 ± 0.681.65 ± 0.590.7040.483
Table 2 Intraoperative conditions comparison between the two groups, n (%)
Intraoperative situations
PEP group (n = 24)
Non-PEP group (n = 159)
|t|/χ2
P value
Choledochal dilatation (yes/no)4 (16.67)/20 (83.33)19 (11.95)/140 (88.05)0.4220.516
Duodenal papillary sphincter dissection (yes/no)19 (79.17)/5 (20.83)116 (72.96)/43 (27.04)0.4160.519
Pancreatic ductography (yes/no)7 (29.17)/17 (70.83)19 (11.95)/138 (86.79)4.9280.026
Deeper penetration of the guidewire into the pancreatic duct (yes/no)11 (45.83)/13 (54.17)64 (40.25)/95 (59.75)0.2690.604
Bleeding (yes/no)12 (50.00)/12 (50.00)23 (14.47)/136 (85.53)17.023< 0.01
Intubation number3.2880.070
    < 317136
    ≥ 3723
Intubation time, minutes5.0020.025
    < 10961
    ≥ 101598
Table 3 Univariate logistic regression to analyze the influence of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis

β
SE
OR
95%CI
P value
Age-0.9460.4440.3880.163, 0.9260.033
TC-1.1110.3240.3290.174, 0.622< 0.01
History of pancreatitis1.9950.5187.3502.665, 20.271< 0.01
Pancreatic ductography1.1100.5113.0341.114, 8.2650.030
Bleeding1.7770.4665.9132.370, 14.750< 0.01
Intubation time0.0370.4521.0370.428, 2.5160.935
Table 4 Multifactor logistic regression to analyse the influence of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis

β
SE
OR
95%CI
P value
Age-1.6500.6580.1920.053, 0.6980.012
TC-1.1260.3880.3240.152, 0.6940.004
History of pancreatitis1.8180.6366.1591.770, 21.4340.004
Pancreatic ductography1.3150.6573.7261.028, 13.5070.045
Bleeding1.1180.5703.0591.001, 9.3490.049
Table 5 External validation of the model
Predict
Actual
Total
PEP
Non-PEP
PEP16521
Non-PEP56671
Total217192