Role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the management of benign biliary strictures: What’s new?

Table 3 Studies reporting on the treatment of benign biliary strictures with multiple plastic stent

Ref.	Etiology	Total number (completed treatment) (n)	ERCP number	Balloon dilation	Maximal number of stents	Stenting duration (mo)	Follow-up after stent removal (mo)	Success after end of follow-up (%)
Bourke et al[99]	Sphincterotomy	6 (6)	5.2	-	2.2	13	27	100
Costamagna et al[51]	Various surgical procedures	45 (42)	4.1	40% of patients	3.2	12	164	89
Draganov et al[44]	Surgery (n = 19)	29 (27)	4	-	2.7	14	48	Surgery 68
	Chronic pancreatitis (n = 9)							Chronic pancreatitis 44
	Idiopathic (n = 1)
Pozsár et al[69]	Chronic pancreatitis	29 (24)	4.2	-	2.4	21	12	62
Catalano et al[68]	Chronic pancreatitis	12 (12)	4.7	-	4.3	14	47	92
Kuzela et al[100]	Cholecystectomy	43 (43)	6	In some	3.4	12	16	100
Morelli et al[101]	OLT	38 (38)	3.5	+	2.5	3.6	12	87
Tabibian et al[102]	OLT	83 (69)	4.1	+	NA	15	11	91

ERCP: Endoscopic retryrade cholangio pancreatograph; NA: Not available; OLT: Orthotopic liver transplantation.