Comparison 1. Laparoscopic‐endoscopic rendezvous versus preoperative endoscopic sphincterotomy for common bile duct stones in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Overall morbidity (30 days postoperative)	4	434	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.59 [0.29, 1.20]
2 Overall morbidity (30 days postoperative)	4	434	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.56 [0.32, 0.99]
3 Failure of primary clearance	5	517	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.55 [0.22, 1.38]
4 Failure of primary clearance	5	517	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.61 [0.37, 1.01]
5 Clinical postoperative pancreatitis	5	517	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.31 [0.09, 1.14]
6 Clinical postoperative pancreatitis	5	517	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.28 [0.11, 0.69]
7 Operative time	3	313	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	34.07 [11.41, 56.74]
8 Operative time	3	313	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	34.85 [29.34, 40.37]
9 Length of hospital stay	5	515	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐3.01 [‐3.51, ‐2.50]
10 Length of hospital stay	5	515	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐3.00 [‐3.37, ‐2.64]