Open AccessEfficacy of pancreatoscopy for pancreatic duct stones: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Syed Mohsin Saghir,
Harmeet S. Mashiana,
Babu P. Mohan,
Banreet Dhindsa,
Amaninder Dhaliwal,
Saurabh Chandan,
Neil Bhogal,
Ishfaq Bhat,
Shailender Singh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i34.5207
Subject(s) - meta analysis , medicine , pancreatic duct , gastroenterology , general surgery , pancreatitis
Pancreatic duct stones can lead to significant abdominal pain for patients. Per oral pancreatoscopy (POP)-guided intracorporal lithotripsy is being increasingly used for the management of main pancreatic duct calculi (PDC) in chronic pancreatitis. POP uses two techniques: Electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) and laser lithotripsy (LL). Data on the safety and efficacy are limited for this procedure. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis with a primary aim to calculate the pooled technical and clinical success rates of POP. The secondary aim was to assess pooled rates of technical success, clinical success for the two individual techniques, and adverse event rates.