Table 3.
Published data on EUS-guided rendezvous technique
| References | EHBD approach | IHBD approach | Overall | Complications, n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success rate, % (n) | Success rate, % (n) | Success rate, % (n) | Complication rate, % (n) |
||
| Tarantino et al. [10] | 50 (4/8) | – | 50 (4/8) | 13 (1/8) | Death due to LC 1 |
| Maranki et al. [42, 44, 45]c | 57 (8/14)a | 65 (26/40)a | 63 (34/49)a | 16 (8/49) | Abdominal pain 1, pneumoperitoneum 4, bleeding 1, biliary peritonitis 1, aspiration pneumonia 1 |
| Kim et al. [41, 43, 46]c | 80 (12/15) | – | 80 (12/15) | 13 (2/15) | Sepsis 1, pancreatitis 1 |
| Shah et al. [47] | n/a (n/a) | n/a (n/a) | 74 (37/50) | 8 (4/50) | Pancreatitis 2, bile leak 1, perforation 1 |
| Iwashita et al. [48] | 81 (25/31) | 44 (4/9) | 73 (29/40) | 13 (5/40) | Abdominal pain 1, pancreatitis 2, pneumoperitoneum 1, sepsis/death 1b |
| Dhir et al. [49] | 98 (57/58) | – | 98 (57/58) | 3 (2/58) | Extravasation of contrast 2 |
| Kawakubo et al. [50] | 100 (9/9) | 100 (5/5) | 100 (14/14) | 14 (2/14) | Pancreatitis 1, bile peritonitis 1 |
| Park et al. [51] | 93 (13/14) | 50 (3/6) | 80 (16/20) | 10 (2/20) | Pancreatitis 1, bile peritonitis 1 |
| Khashab et al. [33] | 100 (11/11) | 100 (2/2) | 100 (13/13) | 15 (2/13) | Pancreatitis 1, cholecystitis 1 |
| Overall | 87 (139/160) | 65 (40/62) | 81 (215/267) | 11 (24/217) | |
EHBD extra hepatic bile duct, IHBD intra-hepatic bile duct, LC liver cirrhosis
aIncluding 5 patients converted from IHBD approach
bAssessed unrelated to the procedure
cOverlapping references