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. 2017 Sep 25;56(23):3135–3143. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8677-16

Table 7.

EUS-RV for Biliary Access in the Reported Cases.

Reference Years Number of cases Puncture site Puncture success(%) Rendezvous success(%) Total rendezvous success(%) Complication (n) Complication rate(%) Total complication rate(%)
13 2008 12 TDL 12 100 TDL 58 58 Pneumoperitoneum 1, Respiratory failure 1 TDL 13 13
14 2009 49 TG 35 100 TG 69 84 Bleeding 1, Pneumoperitoneum 1 TG 14 16
TDS 14 TDS 57 Pneumonia 1, Peritonitis 1, Abdominal pain 1, Pneumoperitoneum 1 TDS 21
15 2010 15 TDS 15 100 TDS 80 80 Pancreatitis 1, sepsis 1 TDS 13 13
16 2011 50 TG 50 97 TG 75 75 Pancreatitis 2, Hematoma 1, Bile leak 1, Infection 1, Perforation 1 TG 12 12
17 2012 40 TG 8 100 TG 44 73 Pancreatitis 2, Abdominal pain 1, Pneumoperitoneum 1, Sepsis 1 - - 13
TDL 16 TD 81
TDS 13
TJ 3 TJ
18 2012 58 TDL 58 98 TDL 98 98 Bile leakage 2 TDL 3 3
19 2013 14 TG 5 100 TG 100 100 TG 0 14
TDL 4 TDL 100 Biliary peritonitis 1 TDL 25
TDS 5 TDS 100 Pancreatits 1 TDS 20
20 2015 20 TG 4 95 TG 75 80 Hematoma 1, Pancreatitis 1 TG 50 15
TDL 5 TDL 60 TDL 0
TDS 10 TDS 100 Pancreatitis 1 TDS 10
Present study - 42 TE 11 98 TE 91 79 Mediastinal emphysema 2 TE 18.1 16.7
TG 16 TG 75 Retroperitoneal perforation 1 TG 6.2
TDL 7 TDL 57 Cholangitis 1 TDL 16.7
TDS 4 TDS 75 Peritonitis 1, Pancreatitis 1 TDS 50.0
TJ 4 TJ 100 Peritonitis 1 TJ 25.0
Total 259 TE 11 TE 90.9 80.3 2 TE 18.1 11.6
TG 110 TG 73.6 11 TG 10.0
TDL 86 TDL 87.2 6 TDL 7.0
TDS 48 TDS 79.1 10 TDS 20.8
TJ 4 TJ 100.0 1 TJ 25.1

TE: transesophageal route, TG: transgastric route, TDL: transduodenal route long position, TDS: transduodenal route short position, TJ: transjejunum route