Table 1.

EPBD procedures associated with post-EPBD pancreatitis

References	Pancreatitis (%)	Balloon diameter (mm)	Maximum pressure of inflation balloon (atm)	Length of time (process) of balloon inflation	Number of times balloon inflated
Ochi et al. [37]	0.0	8	8	Inflated for 60 s and reinflated a further two times at 60 s intervals	3
Nakagawa and Ohara [38]	1.0	8	Notch	Gradually inflated in a period 2 min and immediately deflated	1
Tsujino et al. [39]	4.0	8, 6, 4	Notch	Slowly inflated at 0.5 atm per 15 s and maintained for 15 s	1
Vlavianos et al. [40]	4.8	10	12	Inflated to a pressure of 12 atm for 30 s	Repeated until satisfactory
Natsui et al. [41]	5.7	8	8	Inflated at a pressure of 8 atm for 2 min	1
Yasuda et al. [27]	5.7	8	6	Inflated twice and each inflation lasted for 1 min at 6 atm	2
Sugiyama et al. [42]	6.0	8	nd	Inflated to a diameter of 8 mm for 2 min	1
Bergman et al. [19]	6.9	8	Notch	Inflated over 1–2 min and maintained for 45–60 s	1
Tsujino et al. [39]	7.4	8, 6, 4	8	Gradually (approximately 1 min) inflated with 8 atm for 2 min	1
Minami et al. [43]	10.0	8	nd	Inflated within 3 min to 15–20 psi	1
Fujita et al. [44]	10.9	8, 6, 4	Notch	Expanded slowly over a period of nearly 3 min and kept for 15 s	1
DiSario et al. [8]	15.4	8 or less	nd	Dilated to 8 mm or the maximum size of the duct and inflated for 1 min	1
Watanabe et al. [10]	16.7	8	7	Inflated up to 8 mm in diameter at a pressure of 7 atm for 2 min	1
Tanaka et al. [45]	18.7	8	8	Inflated to 8 atm for 2 min	1
Arnold et al. [46]	20.0	8	10	Inflated to a diameter of 8 mm for 60 s and repeated for additional 60 s	2

EPBD endoscopic papillary balloon dilation, Ref references, nd not described, Notch pressure needed for disappearance of the notch sign