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Current clinical guidelines recommend ERCP irrespective of symptom status. However, accumulating evidence suggests that patients with asymptomatic CBDSs are at an increased risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP). This study aimed to compare the incidence of PEP between patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic CBDSs and to identify independent risk factors for PEP. Methods: A total of 660 patients with a native papilla who underwent ERCP for CBDSs were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were stratified into symptomatic (n = 468) and asymptomatic (n = 192) groups. The incidence of PEP and its associated risk factors were compared between groups. Results: The incidence of PEP was significantly higher in the asymptomatic than symptomatic group (9.4% vs. 4.5%; p = 0.03). This difference was driven primarily by an increased incidence of mild PEP (6.2% vs. 2.4%; p = 0.02), whereas the rates of moderate and severe PEP were comparable. Pancreatic guidewire-assisted biliary cannulation was more frequent in the asymptomatic group (17.7% vs. 10.3%; p = 0.01) and emerged as an independent predictor of PEP. The asymptomatic group also achieved a significantly higher complete stone removal rate than the symptomatic group (99.0% vs. 95.3%; p = 0.02). Conclusions: ERCP for asymptomatic CBDSs was associated with a higher risk of PEP, primarily mild cases, but yielded favorable stone-related treatment outcomes. Therefore, ERCP is an acceptable treatment for asymptomatic CBDSs when the potential benefits and risks are thoroughly discussed with the patient beforehand.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15197755","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,10]],"date-time":"2026-10-10T01:40:17Z","timestamp":1791596417000},"page":"7755","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clinical Outcomes of Endoscopic Treatment for Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Common Bile Duct Stones: Incidence and Risk Factors for Post-ERCP Pancreatitis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-9174-2477","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jun-Ichi","family":"Hanatani","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Nara Medical University, Nara 634-8522, 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