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. 2014 Dec 8;2014(12):CD005046. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005046.pub3

1. Studies meeting selection criteria but excluded from the meta‐analysis.

Study methods Remission 1 month Remission 6 months Remission 12 months Mean LOS pressure Complications
Annese 1996 8 participants 100 U BTX and 8 participants PD
 PD: day 1 ‐ Rigiflex 30 mm. Day 2 and 3 ‐ 35 mm balloon
 BTX relapsers retreated PD 8/8
 BTX 8/8 PD 8/8
 BTX 6/8 PD 8/8
 BTX 1/8 PD ‐72%
 BTX ‐44% none
Muehldorfer 1999 12 participants 80 U BTX and 12 PD 40m day 1 and 3
 BTX repeated at 1 week in 4 non‐responders PD 10/12
 BTX 9/12 PD 9/12
 BTX 6/12 PD 8/12
 BTX 3/12 PD ‐50%
 BTX ‐44% none