Editorial
Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2007; 13(46): 6127-6133
Published online Dec 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i46.6127
Table 1 Results of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
AuthorsPatients(n)Sessions(n)Symptom free (%)Fragmentation(%)Clearance(%)
Sauerbruch[19]241.6378750
Ohara[20]324.67910075
Costamagna[21]351.91710080
Delhaye[22]1231.8539959
Schneider[23]502.4768556
Total2641.6-4.617-7985-10050-75
Table 2 Endoscopic treatment of pancreatic duct stenosis
AuthorsPatients(n)Technical Success (%)Early improvement of pain (%)Follow-up (mo)Long-term improvement of pain (%)
Grimm[38]7058822-3657
Cremer[14]76949418-7294
Ponchon[39]3385741252
Sauerbruch[40]2487832450
Delhaye[11]123951001437
Schneider[23]5086702070
Binmoller[41]93745864
Smits[42]5196816424
Dumonceau[43]70952495
Adamek[44]804054
Heyries[13]7085622958
Rösch[45]101870-5965
Total175885813061
Table 3 Results of endoscopic cysto-enterostomy during chronic pancreatitis
AuthorsCysto-gastrostCysto-duodenostFailure (n)Recurrence (n)SecondarysurgeryMorbidity (n)Mortality (n)
Dohmoto[48]510-100
Cremer[49]112213530
Bejanin[50]9523630
Barthet[51]12660142121
Smits[52]161033850
Binmoeller[53]2446550
Total18110 (5.5%)29 (16%)27 (15%)28 (15.5%)1 (0.5%)
Table 4 Results of endoscopic transpapillary drainage of pancreatic cysts
AuthorsPatients (n)Stent (Fr)Healing (n)Recurrence (n)Morbidity (n)Secondary surgery (n)
Kozarek[55]8-7034
Dohmoto[48]676120
1Barthet[56]307-1023345
2Smits[52]197-1014-1-
Binmoeller[53]375-73551-
Catalano[57]215-1017112
Total (n)1217 Fr102 (85%)10 (9.8%)12 (10%)11 (11%)
Table 5 Results of endoscopic biliary stenting of biliary stenosis associated with chronic pancreatitis
AuthorsPatients (n)Clinical improvement (%)Stent obstruction (%)Stent migration (%)Healing (%)Length of time of stenting (mo)
Devière [59]25100324012-
Barthet[60]191000510.510
Smits[61]581006272710
Vitale[62]25100568013