TABLE 8.
Procedural features of randomized trials comparing ES-LBD versus ES
| First Author |
Year | Stone size (mm) |
Maximum balloon size (mm) |
Extent of sphincter incision (%) |
Procedure cost: ES-LBD |
Procedure cost: ES |
Procedure duration: ES-LBD (min) |
Procedure duration: ES (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heo60 | 2007 | 10-40 | 20 | 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Kim62 | 2009 | >15 | 18 | 50 | — | — | 18+12 | 19+13 |
| Stefanidis70 | 2011 | 12-20 | 20 | 100 | — | — | — | — |
| Teoh8 | 2013 | Subset >13 | 15 | 33-50 | — | — | 24.3+12.9* | 27.2+16.9* |
| Jun Bo65 | 2013 | >15 | 20 | 33 | — | — | 14.5+8.4 | 15.9+8.8 |
| Li59 | 2014 | Subset >12 | 18 | 33 | — | — | 38.6+15.5 | 47.1+20.2 |
| Guo136 | 2015 | >10 | 15 | 33-66 | — | — | 20+11 | 20+10 |
| Chu58 | 2017 | >10 | 20 | 33 | 18,021 (18,021-22,541) | 13,199 (13,199-17,719) | — | — |
| Karsenti57 | 2017 | >13 | 20 | 100 | 447 euros 447 euros | 449 euros 709 euros | 30 (22-48) 30 (22-48) | 35 (25-50) 45† |
ES-LBD, Endoscopic sphincterotomy followed by large balloon dilation; —, data not available.
*
Procedure durations are for entire published cohort, which includes smaller stones.
†
Procedure duration and cost when mechanical lithotripsy is used.