Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Retained stones after primary intervention · with common bile duct stones

LC + LCBDE probably leads to lower retained stones after primary intervention compared with LC + post‐operative ERCP (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.28 [0.11, 0.72]
2 studies · 166 participants
Moderate

Retained stones after primary intervention · with common bile duct stones

LC + LCBDE showed no clear difference in retained stones after primary intervention compared with pre‐operative ERCP + LC (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.79 [0.45, 1.39]
5 studies · 580 participants
Moderate