Research Article

Methods for Endoscopic Removal of Over-the-Scope Clip: A Systematic Review

Table 4

Details of OTSC removal of the included clinical trials.

AuthorMean time of OTSC in situ: days (range)Mean procedure time: min (range)Number of included patientsSuccess
Success-cut n (%)Success-retrieve n (%)Total success n (%)

(i) EMR/ESD
Mudumbi et al. [8]180 (21–300)UA66 (100%)
(ii) The remOVE system
Schmidt et al. [6]138 (31–469)47 (35–75)1111 (100%)10 (90.9%)10 (90.9%)
Bauder et al. [5]99 (1–469)Upper GI tract 47 (20–100);
Lower GI tract 58 (40–75)
4241 (97.6%)39 (92.9%)39 (92.9%)
Caputo et al. [10]UAUA7472 (97.3%)63 (85.1%)63 (85.1%)
Schmidt et al. [9]90UA1110 (90.9%)10 (90.9%)10 (90.9%)

Studies were sorted by removal methods of clips. EMR, endoscopic mucosal resection; ESD, endoscopic submucosal dissection; UA, details were unavailable in the original article.