Table 2.
Comparison of patients and outcomes in large studies of biliary stenting after sphincterotomy as sole treatment for bile duct stones since 1995
| First author/year | Method and year of first ERCP | Patients (n) | Age (years) | Follow-up duration (months) |
Late biliary complications (%) | Method of follow-up | Biliary deaths |
| Bergman16 (1995) | Retrospective, 1983–1988 | 59 | Median 83 | Median 36 | 40 | Contacting referring team | 9 |
| Ang20 (2006) | Retrospective, 2002–2003 | 83 | Mean 75 | Mean 19 | 34 | Liver blood tests, need for repeat ERCP | 0 |
| Slattery18 (2013) | Retrospective, 1998–2008 | 201 | Median 80 | Median 60 | 40 | Review in clinic | Not shown |
| Sbeit11 (2020) | Retrospective, 2013–2018 | 83 | Average 84 | Median 15 | 11 | Case note review | Not shown |
| Present study | Retrospective, 2010–2020 | 103 | Median 84 (IQR 77–90) |
Median 25 (IQR 11–45) |
24 | Clinical portals | 8 |
ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.