Early precut sphincterotomy and the risk of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography related complications: An updated meta-analysis

Figure 2 Overall complications. A: Overall complication rates of the two groups are shown in forest plot. The overall complication rates, considering pancreatitis, perforation, bleeding, and cholangitis rates, were 6.2% (30 cases out of 481 patients) in precut group and 6.9% (39 cases out of 558 patients) in persistent attempts group. The pooled analysis did not show any statistically significant difference between the two groups with an OR 0.85 (95%CI: 0.51-1.41); B: The overall complication rates after excluding studies where direct pre-cut was performed. The results were unchanged. EPC: Early pre cut; PA: Persistent attempts.