The aim of the study is to compare the safety and efficacy of the basket catheter with that of the balloon catheter for endoscopic extraction of pancreatic stones.
This is a retrospective cohort study. Patients with chronic pancreatitis who underwent ERCP for pancreatic duct stone extraction using either a basket or a balloon catheter were enrolled in this study.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
6,493
Stone extraction is completed with either a basket or balloon catheter at the time of ERCP. The basket catheter is made of nickel-titanium wires which can be manipulated to trap and withdraw stones.
Stone extraction is completed with either a basket or balloon catheter at the time of ERCP. The balloon catheter is made of latex, which is inflated after passing the stone, thus pushing the stone outwards.
Changhai Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
the rate of stone clearance in basket and balloon catheter groups
complete clearance, defined as fragmentation of the pancreatic stones to \< 3 mm and clearance of more than 90% of the fragments; partial clearance, defined as clearance of 50-90% of the fragments; and unsuccessful clearance, defined as the presence of pancreatic stones ≥ 3 mm or clearance of less than 50% of the fragments.
Time frame: 1 year after ERCP
the rates of ERCP peri-procedural outcomes and the rates of complications of ERCP in basket and balloon catheter groups
ERCP peri-procedural outcomes included difficult cannulation, endoscopic sphincterotomy, dilation of stenosis, and extraction through the minor papilla. Major post-ERCP complications, which were defined according to the Consensus Criteria, included post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP), bleeding, infection, perforation, and basket impaction
Time frame: 1 year after ERCP
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