Demographic characteristics of all patients who underwent LC+LCBDE and ERCP followed by LC (ERCP+LC)
| Variable | LC+LCBDE | ERCP+LC | P value |
| Age (years) | 51 (27–66) | 58 (32–75) | 0.11 |
| Female | 62% | 64% | 0.84 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31 (27–37) | 30 (27–36) | 0.6 |
| AST (IU/L) | 119 (54–236) | 59 (32–88) | <0.01 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 130 (64–311) | 139 (84–262) | 0.87 |
| Alk Phos (U/L) | 133 (91–171) | 132 (95–158) | 0.98 |
| T Bili (mg/dL) | 1.5 (0.9–2.7) | 1.2 (0.8–1.9) | 0.33 |
| Preoperative diagnosis (%) | <0.01 | ||
| Cholecystitis | 45 | 2 | |
| Choledocholithiasis | 30 | 68 | |
| Preoperative symptomatic cholelithiasis | 7 | 2 | |
| Gallstone pancreatitis | 15 | 28 | |
| Other diagnosis | 3 | 0 | |
| Duration of operation (hours) | 2.8 (2.3–3.3) | 2.0 (1.5–2.4) | <0.01 |
| Length of stay (hours) | 48 (33–72) | 86 (70–110) | <0.01 |
| Nighttime surgery | 42% | N/A | N/A |
| Successful bile duct exploration | 70% | N/A | N/A |
Data presented as median and IQR.
Alk Phos, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; BMI, body mass index; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; LC+LCBDE, laparoscopic cholecystectomy with laparoscopic common bile duct exploration; T Bili, total bilirubin.