EUS-Guided Versus Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Drainage in High-Risk Surgical Patients With Acute Cholecystitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-11-2020

Publication Title

Surgical Endoscopy

First page number:

1

Last page number:

10

Abstract

Background: In patients with acute cholecystitis who are deemed high risk for cholecystectomy, percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) was historically performed for gallbladder drainage (GBD). There are several limitations associated with PC. Endoscopic GBD [Endoscopic transpapillary GBD (ET-GBD) and EUS-guided GBD (EUS-GBD)] is an alternative to PC. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the effectiveness and safety of EUS-GBD versus ET-GBD. Methods: We performed a systematic search of multiple databases through May 2019 to identify studies that compared outcomes of EUS-GBD versus ET-GBD in the management of acute cholecystitis in high-risk surgical patients. Pooled odds ratios (OR) of technical success, clinical success and adverse events between EUS-GBD and ET-GBD groups were calculated. Results: Five studies with a total of 857 patients (EUS-GBD vs ET-GBD: 259 vs 598 patients) were included in the analysis. EUS-GBD was associated with higher technical [pooled OR 5.22 (95% CI 2.03–13.44; p = 0.0006; I2 = 20%)] and clinical success [pooled OR 4.16 (95% CI 2.00–8.66; p = 0.0001; I2 = 19%)] compared to ET-GBD. There was no statistically significant difference in the rate of overall adverse events [pooled OR 1.30 (95% CI 0.77–2.22; p = 0.33, I2 = 0%)]. EUS-GBD was associated with lower rate of recurrent cholecystitis [pooled OR 0.33 (95% CI 0.14–0.79; p = 0.01; I2 = 0%)]. There was low heterogeneity in the analyses. Conclusion: EUS-GBD has higher rate of technical and clinical success compared to ET-GBD. While the rates of overall adverse events are statistically similar, EUS-GBD has lower rate of recurrent cholecystitis. Hence, EUS-GBD is preferable to ET-GBD for endoscopic management of acute cholecystitis in select high-risk surgical patients.

Keywords

Endoscopic ultrasound; Gallbladder drainage; Acute cholecystitis; High-risk surgical patients; Endoscopic transpapillary; Cholecystogastrostomy; Cholecystoduodenostomy

Disciplines

Digestive System Diseases | Surgical Procedures, Operative

Language

English

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