Cochrane · systematic review · CD003327

Surgical versus endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones

Dasari, BVM, Tan, CJ, Gurusamy, KS, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library

Hepato-Biliary2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
13
current version
GRADE rated
13
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 13 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

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Open surgery compared to ERCP for bile duct stones

Population: with common bile duct stones
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Mortality
Open surgery vs ERCP
no estimate extracted8 studies · 733 participantsModerate
Total morbidity
Open surgery vs ERCP
OR 1.12 [0.77, 1.62]8 studies · 729 participantsModerate
Failure of procedure
Open surgery vs ERCP
OR 0.32 [0.21, 0.48]7 studies · 943 participantsModerate
Retained stones after primary intervention
Open surgery vs ERCP
OR 0.36 [0.23, 0.57]7 studies · 943 participantsModerate

LC + LCBDE versus pre‐operative ERCP + LC for common bile duct stones

Population: with common bile duct stones
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Mortality at 30 days
LC + LCBDE vs pre‐operative ERCP + LC
OR 0.72 [0.12, 4.33]5 studies · 580 participantsModerate
Total morbidity
LC + LCBDE vs pre‐operative ERCP + LC
OR 1.28 [0.8, 2.05]5 studies · 580 participantsModerate
Failure of procedure
LC + LCBDE vs pre‐operative ERCP + LC
OR 0.51 [0.16, 1.59]5 studies · 580 participantsModerate
Retained stones after primary intervention
LC + LCBDE vs pre‐operative ERCP + LC
OR 0.79 [0.45, 1.39]5 studies · 580 participantsModerate
Conversion to open surgery
LC + LCBDE vs pre‐operative ERCP + LC
OR 1.46 [0.76, 2.81]5 studies · 580 participantsModerate

LC + LCBDE compared to LC + post‐operative ERCP for common bile duct stones

Population: with common bile duct stones
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Total morbidity
LC + LCBDE vs LC + post‐operative ERCP
OR 1.16 [0.5, 2.72]2 studies · 166 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Failure of procedure
LC + LCBDE vs LC + post‐operative ERCP
OR 0.47 [0.21, 1.06]2 studies · 166 participantsModerate
Retained stones after primary intervention
LC + LCBDE vs LC + post‐operative ERCP
OR 0.28 [0.11, 0.72]2 studies · 166 participantsModerate
Conversion to open surgery
LC + LCBDE vs LC + post‐operative ERCP
OR 1.77 [0.23, 13.81]2 studies · 166 participantsModerate