Updated meta-analysis of pancreatic stent placement in preventing post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis

Figure 1 Publication retrieval flow chart. A flow chart depicting the step-by-step search process with respect to the eligibility criteria and the retrieval of published literature of the randomized controlled trials.

Figure 2 Forest plots. A: A forest plot depicting the incidence of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis (PEP) in the analyzed studies; data from both articles and abstracts were included; B: A forest plot depicting the incidence of PEP in the analyzed studies; data from the abstracts were excluded.

Figure 3 Publication bias funnel plot. A funnel plot depicting the assessment of publication bias of the eligible studies included in this meta-analysis.