Table 5.
Literature overview of published studies evaluating the technical success and complication rates of percutaneous-transhepatic-endoscopic rendezvous procedures.
| First author, yearref | Study design | No of examinations included (n) | Technical success rate (%) | Complication rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsang, 19877 | Retrospective cohort | 11 | 100 | 27.3 |
| Robertson, 19878 | Retrospective cohort | 14 | 85.7 | 0% early complications 21.4% mortality within 30 days |
| Ponchon, 198710 | Retrospective cohort | 19 | N/A | 10.5 |
| Dowsett, 198911 | Retrospective cohort | 74 | 81.1 | 12.5 |
| Verstandig, 199322 | Retrospective cohort | 44 | 97.6 | 22.7 |
| Hunt, 199323 | Retrospective cohort | 35 | 100 | 23 |
| Freeman, 199613 | Prospective cohort | 31 | N/A | 22.6 |
| Calvo, 200112 | Retrospective cohort | 13 | 93 | 7 |
| Wayman, 200324 | N/A | 41 | 95.1 | 48.8 |
| Neal, 201025 | Retrospective cohort | 106 | 92.5 | 24.5 (in-hospital morbidity) |
| Chang, 201026 | Retrospective cohort | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| Tomizawa, 201421 | Retrospective cohort | 26 | 88 | 19.2 |
| Yang, 201727 | Retrospective cohort | 42 | 92.9 | 7.1 |
N/A: not available.