Clinical Study

Efficacy of Combined Endoscopic Lithotomy and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, and Additional Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy Using the SpyGlass Direct Visualization System or X-Ray Guided EHL as Needed, for Pancreatic Lithiasis

Table 4

Failure cases of combined ET/ESWL treatment ( ).

Successful ENPD placement or EPSTTotal success (%)
YesNo

PPS EHL ( )
 Success33
 Failure
  ESWL (success)134
  Followup1
Direct EHL ( )
 Success134
 Failure
  ESWL (success)11
  Followup1
Radiolucent stones ( )
 Followup29
 Surgery1
EPST or precut failure ( )
 ESWL success11
 Followup3
 Surgery1

Total success cases6/97/2213/31 (41.9)

ENPD: endoscopic nasopancreatic drain; EPST: endoscopic pancreatic sphincterotomy; ET/ESWL: combined endoscopic treatment/extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; EHL: electrohydraulic lithotripsy; PPS: prophylactic pancreatic stent.