Endoscopic sphincterotomy plus large-balloon dilation vs endoscopic sphincterotomy for choledocholithiasis: A meta-analysis

Table 3 Outcome data derived from the included randomized controlled trials n (%)

Ref.	Intervention	Complete stone removal	Stone removal inthe first session	Mechanical lithotripsy	Overall complications	Pancreatitis	Bleeding	Infection of biliary tract	Perforation
Heo et al[22] 2007	Small EST plus LBD	97/100 (97)	83/100 (83)	8/100 (8)	5/100 (5)	4/100 (4)	0/100 (0)	1/100 (1)	0/100 (0)
	Full EST	98/100 (98)	87/100 (87)	9/100 (9)	7/100 (7)	4/100 (4)	2/100 (2)	1/100 (1)	0/100 (0)
Hong et al[11] 2009	Small EST plus LBD	70/70 (100)	Not reported	13/70 (19)	8/70 (11)	4/70 (6)	4/70 (6)	0/70 (0)	0/70 (0)
	Conventional EST	65/65 (100)		47/65 (72)	19/65 (29)	9/65 (14)	10/65 (15)	0/65 (0)	0/65 (0)
Kim et al[23] 2009	Small EST plus LBD	27/27 (100)	23/27 (85)	9/27 (33)	0/27 (0)	0/27 (0)	0/27 (0)	0/27 (0)	0/27 (0)
	Conventional EST	28/28 (100)	23/28 (82)	9/28 (32)	0/28 (0)	0/28 (0)	0/28 (0)	0/28 (0)	0/28 (0)
Kim et al[12] 2009	Small EST plus LBD	100/104 (96)	89/104 (86)	8/104 (8)	11/104 (11)	10/104 (10)	1/104 (1)	0/104 (0)	0/104 (0)
	Conventional EST	92/100 (92)	82/100 (82)	17/100 (17)	10/100 (10)	9/100 (9)	0/100 (0)	0/100 (0)	1/100 (1)
Stefanidis et al[24] 2011	Full EST plus LBD	44/45 (98)	Not reported	0/45 (0)	2/45 (4)	1/45 (2)	1/45 (2)	0/45 (0)	0/45 (0)
	Full EST plus ML	41/45 (91)		45/45 (100)	9/45 (20)	1/45 (2)	1/45 (2)	6/45 (13)	1/45 (2)
Teoh et al[13] 2013	Small EST plus LBD	71/73 (97)	65/73 (89)	21/73 (29)	5/73 (7)	2/73 (3)	1/73 (1)	2/73 (3)	0/73 (0)
	Full EST	78/78 (100)	69/78 (88)	36/78 (46)	8/78 (10)	3/78 (4)	0/78 (0)	3/78 (4)	2/78 (3)

EST: Endoscopic sphincterotomy; LBD: Large-balloon dilation.