PMID- 34131473 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210617 IS - 1948-5182 (Print) IS - 1948-5182 (Electronic) VI - 13 IP - 5 DP - 2021 May 27 TI - Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography drainage for palliation of malignant hilar biliary obstruction - stent-in-stent or side-by-side? A systematic review and meta-analysis. PG - 595-610 LID - 10.4254/wjh.v13.i5.595 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Biliary drainage, either by the stent-in-stent (SIS) or side-by-side (SBS) technique, is often required when treating a malignant hilar biliary obstruction (MHBO). Both methods differ from each other and have distinct advantages. AIM: To compare both techniques regarding their efficacy and safety in achieving drainage of MHBO. METHODS: A comprehensive search of multiple electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS, BIREME, Cochrane) was conducted and grey literature from their inception until December 2020 with no restrictions regarding the year of publication or language, since there was at least an abstract in English. The included studies compared SIS and SBS techniques through endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Outcomes analyzed included technical and clinical success, early and late adverse events (AEs), stent patency, reintervention, and procedure-related mortality. RESULTS: Four cohort studies and one randomized controlled trial evaluating a total of 250 patients (127 in the SIS group and 123 in the SBS group) were included in this study. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups concerning the evaluated outcomes, except for stent patency, which was higher in the SIS compared with the SBS technique [mean difference (d) = 33.31; 95% confidence interval: 9.73 to 56.90, I (2) = 45%, P = 0.006]. CONCLUSION: The SIS method showed superior stent patency when compared to SBS for achieving bilateral drainage in MHBO. Both techniques are equivalent in terms of technical success, clinical success, rates of both early and late AEs, reintervention, and procedure-related mortality. CI - (c)The Author(s) 2021. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - de Souza, Gabriel Mayo Vieira AU - de Souza GMV AD - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05403-010, Brazil. FAU - Ribeiro, Igor Braga AU - Ribeiro IB AD - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05403-010, Brazil. igorbraga1@gmail.com. FAU - Funari, Mateus Pereira AU - Funari MP AD - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05403-010, Brazil. FAU - de Moura, Diogo Turiani Hourneaux AU - de Moura DTH AD - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05403-010, Brazil. FAU - Scatimburgo, Maria Vitoria Cury Vieira AU - Scatimburgo MVCV AD - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05403-010, Brazil. FAU - de Freitas Junior, Joao Remi AU - de Freitas Junior JR AD - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05403-010, Brazil. FAU - Sanchez-Luna, Sergio A AU - Sanchez-Luna SA AD - Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, United States. FAU - Baracat, Renato AU - Baracat R AD - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05403-010, Brazil. FAU - de Moura, Eduardo Turiani Hourneaux AU - de Moura ETH AD - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05403-010, Brazil. FAU - Bernardo, Wanderley Marques AU - Bernardo WM AD - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05403-010, Brazil. FAU - de Moura, Eduardo Guimaraes Hourneaux AU - de Moura EGH AD - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05403-010, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - World J Hepatol JT - World journal of hepatology JID - 101532469 PMC - PMC8173339 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Biliary OT - Biliary tract neoplasms OT - Drainage OT - Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography OT - Hilar OT - Stenting COIS- Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors deny any conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/06/17 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/17 06:01 PMCR- 2021/05/27 CRDT- 2021/06/16 06:48 PHST- 2021/01/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/03/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/03/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/06/16 06:48 [entrez] PHST- 2021/06/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/17 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/05/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.4254/wjh.v13.i5.595 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - World J Hepatol. 2021 May 27;13(5):595-610. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i5.595.