Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Different Stent Types for Pancreatic Fluid Collections: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

Faisal KamalMuhammad AzizWade Lee-SmithSachit SharmaAshu AcharyaMuhammad Ali KhanUmer FarooqZahid Ijaz TararManesh Kumar GangwaniUmar HayatAnand KumarAlexander SchlactermanThomas KowalskiDouglas G Adler

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2024)

This network meta-analysis demonstrates the superiority of LAMS over DPS and FCSEMS in the management of PFCs in achieving a higher clinical success, shorter procedure time, and lower rate of recurrence. Some of the analyses are not adequately powered to make firm conclusions, and future large multicenter RCTs are required to further evaluate this issue.

Keyphrases

systematic review
meta analyses
current status
minimally invasive
cross sectional
free survival
case control
clinical trial
double blind