Endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation reduces the need for mechanical lithotripsy in patients with large bile duct stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Diagn Ther Endosc · 2014 · PMC3963212 · PMID 24729674

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Number of Sessions, Need for Mechanical Lithotripsy, and Procedure Duration Among the four studies [ 17 – 19 , 21 ] that reported the mean number of sessions needed for complete stone clearance, there was a nonsignificant trend toward fewer sessions needed among those who underwent ES + EPLBD versus ES (1.3 ± 0.3 versus 1.8 ± 0.7, P = 0.245).

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