Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews · Hepato-Biliary

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 6 · 100%High 0 · 0%

All‐cause mortality · with common bile duct stones

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 733 participants
Moderate

Total morbidity · with common bile duct stones

Open surgery showed no clear difference in total morbidity compared with ERCP (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.12 [0.77, 1.62]
8 studies · 729 participants
Moderate

Failure of procedure · with common bile duct stones

Open surgery probably leads to lower failure of procedure compared with ERCP (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.32 [0.21, 0.48]
7 studies · 943 participants
Moderate

Retained stones after primary intervention · with common bile duct stones

Open surgery probably leads to lower retained stones after primary intervention compared with ERCP (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.36 [0.23, 0.57]
7 studies · 943 participants
Moderate

Conversion to open surgery · with common bile duct stones

LC + LCBDE showed no clear difference in conversion to open surgery 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 1.77 [0.23, 13.81]
2 studies · 166 participants
Moderate

Conversion to open surgery · with common bile duct stones

LC + LCBDE showed no clear difference in conversion to open surgery 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 1.46 [0.76, 2.81]
5 studies · 580 participants
Moderate