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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2025; 17(11): 112348
Published online Nov 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i11.112348
Published online Nov 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i11.112348
Table 5 Double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography outcomes
| Ref. | Anastomosis/papilla reached, % (n/N) | Enteroscopy success, % (n/N) | Diagnostic success, % (n/N) | Procedural success, % (n/N) | Adverse events, % (n/N) | Adverse event description |
| Aabakken et al[34] | 94 (17/18) | 83.3 (15/18) | 100 (15/15) | 100 (9/9) | 0 (0/16) | - |
| Emmett and Mallat[35] | 85 (17/20) | 94.1 (16/17) | - | 100 (10/10) | 0 (0/20) | - |
| Maaser et al[36] | 72.7 (8/11) | 64 (7/11) | 64 (7/11) | 100 (5/5) | 0 (0/11) | - |
| Mönkemüller et al[37] | 90.9 (10/11) | 90.9 (10/11) | 81.81 (9/11) | 60 (6/10) | 9.09 (1/11) | Perforation of hepatocolejunostomy during balloon dilatation (n = 1) |
| Moreels et al[38] | 86.7 (13/15) | 80 (12/15) | 80 (12/15) | 80 (12/15) | 13.3 (2/15) | Perforation (n = 2) |
| Pohl et al[39] | 84 (22/25) | 84 (22/25) | - | 100 (16/16) | 0 (0/15) | - |
| Shimatani et al[25] | 97 (100/103) | - | 98 (98/100) | 100 (98/98) | 5 (5/103) | Retroperitoneal emphysema (n = 1), Intestinal perforation (n = 1), Retroperitoneal perforation (n = 1), Post-endoscopic sphincterotomy perforation (n = 1), Subcutaneous emphysema with pneumothorax (n = 1) |
| Parlak et al[40] | 92.86 (13/14) | 92.86 (13/14) | 92.86 (13/14) | 85.71 (12/14) | 7.14 (1/14) | Perforation (n = 1) |
| Cho et al[41] | 86.2 (25/29) | 82.76 (24/29) | 83 (16/20) | 100 (24/24) | 0 (0/20) | - |
| Mönkemüller et al[42] | - | 77.8 (14/18) | 92.9 (13/14) | 69.2 (9/13) | 5.6 (1/18) | Perforation (n = 1) |
| Raithel et al[43] | 74.2 (23/31) | - | - | 87.2 (75/86) | 5.8 (5/86) | Post-ERCP pancreatitis (n = 2), Post-interventional bleeding (n = 1), Perforation (n = 2) |
| Chua and Kaffes[44] | - | 77.8 (14/18) | 77.8 (14/18) | 80 (8/10) | - | - |
| Osoegawa et al[45] | 95.7 (45/47) | 88.9 (40/45) | 88.9 (40/45) | 100 (40/40) | 2.1 (1/47) | Perforation (n = 1) |
| Siddiqui et al[46] | 89.9 (71/79) | 90.1 (64/71) | 90.1 (64/71) | 100 (64/64) | 5.1 (4/79) | Mild post-ERCP pancreatitis (n = 3), Self-limited bleeding (n = 1) |
| Shah et al[8] | 74 (20/27) | - | - | 63 (17/27) | - | Pancreatitis (n = 5), Mild bleeding (n = 1), Abdominal pain requiring hospital admit (n = 3), Throat pain requiring physician contact (n = 4), Perforation (n = 2), Death (n = 1), Reported for all interventions including SBE, DBE, and rotational ERCP |
| Varabei et al[47] | 63.6 (21/33) | 63.6 (21/33) | 61.9 (20/33) | 57.14 (12/21) | - | - |
| Cheng et al[26] | 95 (73/77) | 89.61 (69/77) | - | 87 (67/77) | 6.5 (5/77) | Minor perforation (n = 2), Mucosal tear (n = 2), Intestinal perforation (n = 1) |
| Sakakihara et al[48] | 86.4 (38/44) | - | - | 81.8 (36/44) | 15.9 (7/44) | Cholangitis (n = 7) |
| Tsou et al[58] | 83 (39/47) | 94.9 (37/39) | 94.9 (37/39) | 100 (37/37) | 4.3 (2/47) | Intestinal perforation (n = 1), Biliary tract infection (n = 1) |
| Tsutsumi et al[49] | 98.61 (71/72) | 98.61 (71/72) | 98.61 (71/72) | 100 (59/59) | 2.72 (2/72) | Cholangitis (n = 2) |
| De Koning and Moreels[6] | - | - | - | 73 (22/30) | 10 (3/30) | Retroperitoneal free air (n = 3), Post-ERCP cholangitis (n = 2), Post-ERCP pancreatitis (n = 2), Liver capsule dehiscence (n = 1), (List includes complications for both DBE and SBE procedures in study) |
| Shimatani et al[50] | 97.7 (304/311) | - | 96.4 (293/304) | 97.9 (277/283) | 10.6 (33/311) | Obvious perforation (n = 1), Microperforation (n = 6), Mucosal laceration (n = 1), Biliary damage (n = 4), Pancreatitis (n = 11), Cholangitis (n = 8), Aspiration pneumonia (n = 2) |
| Tomoda et al[59] | 85 (17/20) | 85 (17/20) | 70 (14/20) | 55 (11/20) | 10 (2/20) | Bleeding (n = 1), Ischemic liver graft (n = 1) |
| Liu et al[60] | 76 (65/86) | 70 (60/86) | 100 (1/1) | 89.4 (42/47) | 2.33 (2/86) | Post-procedure cholangitis (n = 1), Aspiration pneumonia (n = 1) |
| Shimatani et al[7] | 99.1 (111/112) | - | 98.2 (109/111) | 100 (109/109) | 2.7 (3/112) | Laceration in intestinal tract (n = 3) |
| Tsutsumi et al[61] | 97 (32/33; 30/33 short DBE, 2/33 Long DBE) | 97 (32/33; 30/33 short DBE, 2/33 Long DBE) | 81 (26/32; 21/32 short DBE, 5/32 Long DBE) | - | 18.18 (6/33) | Perforation and pneumatosis (n = 3), Cholangitis (n = 1), Elevated hepatobiliary enzymes (n = 1), Mucosal laceration of ilium (n = 1) |
| Kashani et al[31] | 93.8 (121/129) | 94.57 (87/92) | - | 94.57 (87/92) | 10.1 (13/129) | Pancreatitis (n = 10), Cholangitis (n = 1), Perforation (n = 2) |
| Matsumoto et al[51] | 100 (11/11) | 100 (11/11) | - | 63.6 (7/11) | 0 (0/11) | - |
| Mizukawa et al[62] | 100 (46/46) | 100 (46/46) | 100 (46/46) | 100 (46/46) | 6.52 (3/46) | Cholangitis (n = 3) |
| Yamada et al[63] | EI-580BT: 100 (163/163) EI-530B: 100 (163/163) Cumulative: 100 (326/326) | EI-580BT: 96 EI-530B: 87 Cumulative: 91.5 | - | EI-580BT: 92 (150/163) EI-530B: 89 (145/163) Cumulative: 90.5 (295/326) | EI-580BT: 4.3 (7/163) EI-530B: 6.7 (11/163) Cumulative: 5.5 (18/326) | Pancreatitis (n = 11), Perforation (n = 7) |
| Nishio et al[52] | 95.2 (99/104) | 84.5 (81/97) | 93.8 (91/97) | 97.4 (75/77) | 8.7 (9/104) | Cholangitis (n = 5), pancreatitis (n = 2), bleeding (n = 2) |
| Sato et al[53] | - | - | - | 89.2 (91/102) | 17.6 (18/102) | Cholangitis (n = 10), Intra-abdominal/retroperitoneal air (n = 6), Bile leakage (n = 1), Bleeding (n = 1) |
| Sirin and Hulagu[54] | 96.8 (30/31) | 96.8 (30/31) | 87.1 (27/31) | 87.1 (27/31) | 6 (2/31) | Perforation (n = 1), Retroperitoneal abscess (n = 1) |
| Uchida et al[32] | 94.3 (759/805) | - | - | 90.7 (730/805) | 5.5 (44/805) | Cholangitis (n = 20) pancreatitis (n = 14), intestinal perforation (n = 6), others (4 cases, including 2 biliary leakage, 1 pancreatic leakage caused by guidewires, and 1 pneumothorax) |
| Zamora Nava et al[64] | - | 77.1 (74/96) | 69.8 (67/96) | 83.6 (56/67) | 14.5 (14/96) | Cholangitis (n = 7), Pancreatitis (n = 2), Perforation (n = 2), Mucosal tear (n = 2), Hemorrhage (n = 1) |
| CHENG et al[55] | 95.7 (44/46) | - | 84.1 (37/44) | 76.1 (35/46) | 13 (6/46) | Intestinal perforation (n = 2), acute cholangitis (n = 3), acute pancreatitis (n = 1) |
| Obata et al[56] | 92.4 (73/79) | 81 (64/79) | 80 (63/79) | 78 (62/79) | 5 (4/79) | Bowel perforation (n = 2), pancreatitis (n = 1), hypoxia (n = 1) |
| Sato et al[57] | 100 (20/20) | 100 (20/20) | 100 (20/20) | 100 (20/20) | - | - |
| Farina et al[65] | 69.8 (37/53) | 31/37 (83.8) | - | 31/37 (84) | 0 (0/53) | - |
| Yokoyama et al[66] | 91.3 (264/289) | 83.4 (241/289) | - | 100 (241/241) | - | - |
- Citation: Sun GY, Liu ZX, Sun Y, Yang Z. Efficacy and safety of double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in surgically altered anatomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; 17(11): 112348
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