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Open Access 02-09-2022 | Cholecystitis | Original Article

Prophylactic cholecystectomy offers best outcomes following ERCP clearance of common bile duct stones: a meta-analysis

Authors: Gearóid Mc Geehan, Conor Melly, Niall O’ Connor, Gary Bass, Shahin Mohseni, Magda Bucholc, Alison Johnston, Michael Sugrue

Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Issue 5/2023

Abstract

Background

Symptomatic calculus biliary disease is common with associated morbidity and occasional mortality, further confounded when there is concomitant common bile duct (CBD) stones. Choledocholithiasis and clearance of the duct reduces recurrent cholangitis, but the question is whether after clearance of the CBD if there is a need to perform a cholecystectomy. This meta-analysis evaluated outcomes in patients undergoing ERCP with or without sphincterotomy to determine if cholecystectomy post-ERCP clearance offers optimal outcomes over a wait-and-see approach.

Methods

A Prospero registered meta-analysis of the literature using PRISMA guidelines incorporating articles related to ERCP, choledocholithiasis, cholangitis and cholecystectomy was undertaken for papers published between 1st January 1991 and 31st May 2021. Existing research that demonstrates outcomes of ERCP with no cholecystectomy versus ERCP and cholecystectomy was reviewed to determine the related key events, complications and mortality of leaving the gallbladder in situ and removing it. Odds ratios (OR) were calculated using Review Manager Version 5.4 and meta-analyses performed using OR using fixed-effect (or random-effect) models, depending on the heterogeneity of studies.

Results

13 studies (n = 2598), published between 2002 and 2019, were included in this meta-analysis, 6 retrospective, 2 propensity score-matched retrospective studies, 3 prospective studies and 2 randomised control trials from a total of 11 countries. There were 1433 in the no cholecystectomy cohort (55.2%) and 1165 in the prophylactic cholecystectomy (44.8%) cohort. Cholecystectomy resulted in a decreased risk of cholecystitis (OR = 0.15; CI 0.07–0.36; p < 0.0001), cholangitis (OR = 0.51; CI 0.26–1.00; p = 0.05) and mortality (OR = 0.38; CI 0.16–0.9; p = 0.03). In addition, prophylactic cholecystectomy resulted in a significant reduction in biliary events, biliary pain and pancreatitis.

Conclusions

In patients undergoing CBD clearance, consideration should be given to performing prophylactic cholecystectomy to optimise outcomes.

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Title: Prophylactic cholecystectomy offers best outcomes following ERCP clearance of common bile duct stones: a meta-analysis
Authors: Gearóid Mc Geehan
Conor Melly
Niall O’ Connor
Gary Bass
Shahin Mohseni
Magda Bucholc
Alison Johnston
Michael Sugrue
Publication date: 02-09-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Cholecystitis
Cholecystectomy
Pancreatitis
Cholangitis
Choledocholithiasis
Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Issue 5/2023
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Electronic ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-022-02070-2

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