Table 3.
Outcome data derived from the included randomized controlled trials n (%)
| Ref. | Intervention | Complete stone removal | Stone removal inthe first session | Mechanical lithotripsy | Overall complications | Pancreatitis | Bleeding | Infection of biliary tract | Perforation |
| Heo et al[22] 2007 | Small EST plus LBD | 97/100 (97) | 83/100 (83) | 8/100 (8) | 5/100 (5) | 4/100 (4) | 0/100 (0) | 1/100 (1) | 0/100 (0) |
| Full EST | 98/100 (98) | 87/100 (87) | 9/100 (9) | 7/100 (7) | 4/100 (4) | 2/100 (2) | 1/100 (1) | 0/100 (0) | |
| Hong et al[11] 2009 | Small EST plus LBD | 70/70 (100) | Not reported | 13/70 (19) | 8/70 (11) | 4/70 (6) | 4/70 (6) | 0/70 (0) | 0/70 (0) |
| Conventional EST | 65/65 (100) | 47/65 (72) | 19/65 (29) | 9/65 (14) | 10/65 (15) | 0/65 (0) | 0/65 (0) | ||
| Kim et al[23] 2009 | Small EST plus LBD | 27/27 (100) | 23/27 (85) | 9/27 (33) | 0/27 (0) | 0/27 (0) | 0/27 (0) | 0/27 (0) | 0/27 (0) |
| Conventional EST | 28/28 (100) | 23/28 (82) | 9/28 (32) | 0/28 (0) | 0/28 (0) | 0/28 (0) | 0/28 (0) | 0/28 (0) | |
| Kim et al[12] 2009 | Small EST plus LBD | 100/104 (96) | 89/104 (86) | 8/104 (8) | 11/104 (11) | 10/104 (10) | 1/104 (1) | 0/104 (0) | 0/104 (0) |
| Conventional EST | 92/100 (92) | 82/100 (82) | 17/100 (17) | 10/100 (10) | 9/100 (9) | 0/100 (0) | 0/100 (0) | 1/100 (1) | |
| Stefanidis et al[24] 2011 | Full EST plus LBD | 44/45 (98) | Not reported | 0/45 (0) | 2/45 (4) | 1/45 (2) | 1/45 (2) | 0/45 (0) | 0/45 (0) |
| Full EST plus ML | 41/45 (91) | 45/45 (100) | 9/45 (20) | 1/45 (2) | 1/45 (2) | 6/45 (13) | 1/45 (2) | ||
| Teoh et al[13] 2013 | Small EST plus LBD | 71/73 (97) | 65/73 (89) | 21/73 (29) | 5/73 (7) | 2/73 (3) | 1/73 (1) | 2/73 (3) | 0/73 (0) |
| Full EST | 78/78 (100) | 69/78 (88) | 36/78 (46) | 8/78 (10) | 3/78 (4) | 0/78 (0) | 3/78 (4) | 2/78 (3) |
EST: Endoscopic sphincterotomy; LBD: Large-balloon dilation.