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World J Meta-Anal. Apr 30, 2019; 7(4): 162-169
Published online Apr 30, 2019. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v7.i4.162
Published online Apr 30, 2019. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v7.i4.162
Table 1 Characteristics of the patients and procedure
| Characteristic | Value |
| No. of patients | 1347 |
| Gender | 1312 |
| Female | 625 (47.64) |
| Male | 687 (52.36) |
| Average age | 66.89 |
| Overall technique success rate | 98.51 |
| Average number of procedure | 2.46 |
| Reasons of failure | |
| Severe CBD dilation | 1 (0.07) |
| Multiple stones | 1 (0.07) |
| Large stone | 2 (0.15) |
| Stone impaction | 10 (0.74) |
| Intrahepatic bile duct stricture | 5 (0.37) |
| Duodenal perforation | 1 (0.07) |
| Major complications | |
| Cholangitis | 11 (0.82) |
| Bile duct hemorrhage | 1 (0.07) |
| Subcapsular biloma | 1 (0.07) |
| Subcapsular hematoma | 1 (0.07) |
| Subcapsular abscess | 1 (0.07) |
| Bile peritonitis | 1 (0.07) |
| Duodenal perforation | 1 (0.07) |
| CBD perforation | 1 (0.07) |
| Gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm | 1 (0.07) |
| Right hepatic artery transection | 1 (0.07) |
- Citation: Li YL, Li D, Liu B, Wang WJ, Wang W, Wang YZ. Safety and efficacy of percutaneous transhepatic balloon dilation in removing common bile duct stones: A systematic review. World J Meta-Anal 2019; 7(4): 162-169
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v7/i4/162.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v7.i4.162