Table 1

Complications related to PD

ComplicationNo of procedures (n=985)Percentage (%)*
None94595.9
Post-procedural pain313.1
Fever161.6
Perforation131.3
Aspiration30.3
Bleeding20.2
  • * Proportions do not add up to 100% as some patients had more than one complication, such as the combination of post-procedural pain, fever and perforation.

  • PD, pneumatic balloon dilatation.