Meta-Analysis
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Apr 16, 2019; 11(4): 281-291
Published online Apr 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i4.281
Table 1 Characteristics of the patient samples and etiology of malignant biliary obstruction in the studies selected
VariableStudy
Bang et al[16]
Paik et al[15]
Park et al[14]
EUSERCPEUSERCPEUSERCP
n333464611515
Age (yr), mean (SD)69.4 (12.6)69.2 (11.6)64.8 (12.5)68.4 (10.5)66.8 (8)65.4 (9.3)
Etiology of MBOPancreas (n = 33)Pancreas (n = 31); pancreatic metastasis (n = 3)Pancreas (n = 38); cholangiocarcinoma (n = 3); gallbladder (n = 4); papilla (n = 5); gastric (n = 4); duodenal (n = 2); other (n = 8)Pancreas (n = 40); cholangiocarcinoma (n = 8); gallbladder (n = 4); papilla (n = 3); gastric (n = 2); duodenal (n = 1); hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 1); other (n = 2)Pancreas (n = 14); cholangiocarcinoma (n = 1)Pancreas (n = 13); metastatic lymph node (n = 2)

  • Citation: Logiudice FP, Bernardo WM, Galetti F, Sagae VM, Matsubayashi CO, Madruga Neto AC, Brunaldi VO, de Moura DTH, Franzini T, Cheng S, Matuguma SE, de Moura EGH. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided vs endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography biliary drainage for obstructed distal malignant biliary strictures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2019; 11(4): 281-291
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  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v11.i4.281