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Gut 46:98-102 doi:10.1136/gut.46.1.98
  • Biliary tract

Manometry based randomised trial of endoscopic sphincterotomy for sphincter of Oddi dysfunction

Table 2

Assessment of pain at 24 months in patients treated with either endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) or a sham procedure

Number Improved No change p Value
SO stenosis
Sham 13 5 8 0.041
 ES 13 11 2
SO dyskinesia
Sham 10 5 5 0.670
 ES 11 4 7
Normal manometry
Sham 19 8 11 0.473
 ES 13 8 5
  • Patients with resolution of their pain are included in the improved group. SO, sphincter of Oddi.

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