Table 4.
Comparison of the procedures on the papilla. Rate of each procedure based on the results of the analysis (Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3).
| Removal of Small Stones | Removal of Large Stone | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EST | EPBD | ESBD | EST | EPLBD | ESLBD | |
| Efficacy | ||||||
| Complete stone removal in initial session | 78.3% (699/893) | 75.7% (580/766) | 87.2 (280/321) | 76.6% (428/559) | 92.4% (122/132) | 89.6% (632/705) |
| Rate of ML | 22.8% (165/724) | 33.7% (201/597) | 7.8% (25/321) | 23.8% (151/635) | 18.2% (24/132) | 13.0% (99/761) |
| Safety | ||||||
| Bleeding | 2.6% (25/973) | 0% (0/847) | 1.2% (4/321) | 5.3% (36/680) | 0.8% (1/132) | 3.5% (28/806) |
| Post ERCP pancreatitis | 4.9% (48/973) | 8.4% (71/847) | 4.4% (14/321) | 4.9% (33/680) | 6.1% (8/132) | 5.1% (41/806) |
| Perforation | 0.6% (6/973) | 0.2% (2/847) | 0.3% (1/321) | 0.6% (4/680) | 0.8% (1/132) | 0.2% (2/806) |
EST; endoscopic sphincterotomy, EPBD; endoscopic papillary balloon dilation, ESBD; EST followed by balloon dilation, EPLBD; endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation, ESLBD; EST followed by large balloon dilation.