A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Basket or Balloon Catheter for the Retrieval of Choledocholithiasis

Abstract Choledocholithiasis means the presence of gallstone inside common bile duct (CBD). Removing stones can be done surgically using endoscopic catheters. In this study, we aim to assess safety and efficacy basket catheters compared balloon at stone clearance. We searched four databases for clinical trial cohort studies that compare catheter in extraction. extracted data from included studies. These were pooled as mean difference (MD) or risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) Review Manager software (version 5.3) OpenMetaAnalyst zero-event outcomes. a total 728 patients, find was better than regarding incomplete clearance (RR = 0.91, CI [0.85, 0.98], P 0.01). Regarding number by both catchers, analysis favored over when less 0.99], 0.02) but no significant more 0.77, [0.48, 1.24], 0.29). There between two groups. The revealed is choledocholithiasis complete stone. However, there outcome.