Compared to the CED group, the interval to definitive surgery was shorter in the EBD group (median: 14 days vs. 21 days, P = 0.002), with a lower rate of intermediate conversion to open surgery (3.57% vs. 29.03%, P = 0.024), and lower levels of TB (8.40 vs. 16.20 μmol/L, P = 0.019) and transaminases (ALT: 36 vs. 49 U/L; AST: 37 vs. 49 U/L, P < 0.01). The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is tuberculosis.