Table 4.
Summary of published data on endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage
| Ref. | No. of cases | Device for puncture | Approach route | Technical success | Clinical success | Stent | Complication (No. of cases) |
| Baron et al[70] (2007) | 1 | 19 G FN | TD | 100% | 100% | 7F PS | None |
| Kwan et al[71] (2007) | 3 | 19 G FN/FT/CT | TD | 100% | 100% | 8.5F NBD | Bile leakage (1) |
| Lee et al[72] (2007) | 9 | 19 G FN | TD | 100% | 100% | 5F NBD | Pneumoperitoneum (1)1 |
| Kamata et al[74] (2009) | 1 | 19 G FN | TG | 100% | 100% | 7F PS | None |
| Takasawa et al[73] (2009) | 1 | NK | TG | 100% | 100% | 7F PS | None |
| Song et al[75] (2010) | 8 | 19 G FN +/- NK | 1TG/7TD | 100% | 100% | 7F PS | Bile Leakage (1), pneumoperitoneum (1), stent migration (1) |
| Súbtil et al[81] (2010) | 4 | CT/NK | TG | 100% | 100% | 8.5F PS | None |
| Jang et al[77] (2011) | 15 | 19 G FN/NK | 10TG/5TD | 100% | 100% | New SEMS | Pneumoperitoneum (2) |
| Jang et al[79] (2012) | 30 | 19 G FN/NK | TG/TD | 97% | 100% | 5F NBD | Pneumoperitoneum (2) |
| Itoi et al[78] (2012) | 5 | 19 G FN/1 CT | 1TG/4TD | 100% | 100% | New SEMS | Mild bleeding (1) |
| de la Serna-Higuera et al[80] (2013) | 13 | CT | 12TG/1TD | 84.6% | 100% | New SEMS | Hematochezia (1/11), pain (1/11) |
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Minor bile leakage without serious bile peritonitis. G: Gauge; NK: Needle knife; FT: Fistulotome; CT: Cystotome; PS: Plastic stent; NBD: Naso-Gallbladder Drain; TD: TransDuodenal; Approach TG: TransGastric approach; Partially covered SEMS: Partially cover self expandable metallic stent.