Systematic Reviews
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2023; 15(10): 2305-2319
Published online Oct 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i10.2305
Table 1 PRISMA-P search strategy
ItemDescription
IdentificationRecord identified through database search (n = 132)Sources: PubMed (n = 132)
ScreeningRecords after duplicates were removed (n = 115)
Records screened (n = 115)Records excluded (n = 77)
EligibilityFull-text articles assessed for eligibility (n = 38)Full-text articles excluded (n = 21); full text not found = 8; not hepatobiliary tuberculosis = 10; not a case report = 20; and individual patient data not available = 3
IncludedStudies included in qualitative synthesis (n = 17)
Studies included in quantitative synthesis (meta-analysis; n = 17)