Table 5. Summary of the various studies of EUS-PD.
Authors | No. of patients | Technical success | Clinical success | Complications | Overall follow-up in months | Type of stent |
Francois GIE, 2002 |
4 | 100 % | 75 % | 0 % | 12 | Plastic |
Teissier GIE, 2007 |
36 | 92 % | 69 % | 14 % | 14.5 | Plastic |
Kahaleh GIE, 2007 |
13 | 92 % | 77 % | 16 % | 14 | Plastic |
Brauer GIE, 2009 |
8 | 88 % | 50 % | 0 % | 14 | Plastic |
Barkey GIE, 2010 |
21 | 48 % | 1 | 2 % | 13 | Plastic |
Ergun Endoscopy, 2011 |
20 | 90 % | 72 % | 19 % | 37 | Plastic |
Fujii GIE, 2013 |
45 | 74 % | 83 % | 6 % | 32 | Plastic |
Will WJG, 2015 |
94 | 88 % | 72 % | 15 % | 28 | Plastic and metal |
Tyberg GIE, 2017 |
80 | 89 % | 81 % | 20 % | 24 | Plastic |
Oh GIE, 2017 |
25 | 100 % | 100 % | 20 % | 18.5 | Metal |
EUS-PD, EUS-guided pancreatic duct drainage; GIE; WJG
not evaluated