Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	47298
Country	China

Category	Medicine, Research & Experimental
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Safety and efficacy of percutaneous transhepatic balloon dilation in removing common bile duct stones: Systematic review
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Yu-Liang Li, Dong Li, Bin Liu, Wu-Jie Wang, Wei Wang and Yong-Zheng Wang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number the National Natural Science Foundation of China 6167276 the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province 2014ZRE27479 the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2018PH032 the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2018PH033
Corresponding Author	Yu-Liang Li, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Doctor, Professor, Department of Interventional Medicine, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Beiyuan Street No. 247, Jinan 250033, Shandong Province, China. lyl.pro@sdu.edu.cn
Key Words	Common bile duct stone; Percutaneous transhepatic approach; Balloon dilation; Interventional procedures; Papilla; Endoscopic sphincterotomy
Core Tip	Endoscopic treatment for common bile duct (CBD) stones has been widely accepted. However, for specific patients, such as those with gastrointestinal anatomy changes, duodenal diverticulum, esophageal varices, or other conditions, endoscopic treatment is unsuitable and difficult to perform. Under these circumstances, it has been shown that percutaneous transhepatic balloon dilation (PTBD) can remove CBD stones via a percutaneous transhepatic routine after papilla dilation. However, no review on this technique has been published. Therefore, we performed a systematic review to confirm the safety and efficacy of PTBD in removing CBD stones in terms of the key outcomes, success rate, reasons for failure, and procedure-related complications.
Citation	Li YL, Li D, Liu B, Wang WJ, Wang W, Wang YZ. Safety and efficacy of percutaneous transhepatic balloon dilation in removing common bile duct stones: Systematic review. World J Meta-Anal 2019; 7(4): 162-169

Received	2019-03-12 07:38
Peer-Review Started	2019-03-13 01:03
To Make the First Decision	2019-03-29 01:18
Return for Revision	2019-04-01 00:03
Revised	2019-04-03 13:26
Second Decision	2019-04-18 08:57
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-04-19 01:43
Articles in Press	2019-04-19 01:43
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2019-04-22 23:08
Typeset the Manuscript	2019-04-29 07:01

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