Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilation Reduces the Need for Mechanical Lithotripsy in Patients with Large Bile Duct Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Subgroup analysis of the complications rate.

	ES	ES + EPLBD	RR, (95% CI)	𝑃 value
All bleeding	38/439	20/463	0.5 (0.3, 0.8)	0.01
Pancreatitis	29/439	23/463	0.8 (0.4, 1.3)	0.29
Perforation	3/439	0/463	Not estimable
Cholangitis	4/439	4/463	1.0 (0.24, 3.77)	0.94