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Table. 1.

Characteristics of the Studies on Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Celiac Plexus Neurolysis

Reference Year Design Number Technique Pain relief
(follow-up time)
Complication
Wiersema and Wiersema9 1996 Retrospective 30 Bilateral 88 (10 week) Diarrhea 13.3%
Gunaratnam et al26 2001 Prospective 58 Bilateral 78 (24 week) Pain 8.6%
Wyse et al10 2011 RCT 48 Bilateral vs medication NA None
Sahai et al35 2009 Prospective 160 Central vs Bilateral 45% vs 70% (1 week) Bleeding 0.7%
Iwata et al13 2011 Retrospective 47 Central/Bilateral 68% (1 week) Hypotension 17%, diarrhea 23%, inebriation 8%
Wiechowska-Kozłowska et al23 2012 Retrospective 29 Central/Bilateral 86% Hypotension 3.4%, severe pain 6.8%, diarrhea 10.2%
Téllez-Ávila et al12 2013 Retrospective 53 Central vs Bilateral 50% vs 60% (4 week) Transitory pain 3%
Seicean et al22 2013 Retrospective 32 Central 75% (2 week) None
Facciorusso et al45 2020 Retrospective 215 Central 86% 24%–44%
Diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, pancreatitis
Kanno et al27 2020 RCT 48 Central, Bilateral, Broad vs medication NA NA
Han et al18 2021 Retrospective 58 Central and bilateral 74% (1 week)
67% (4 week)
Hypotension 1.7%, pain 5.2%, transient loose stools 3.4%

RCT, randomized controlled trials; NA, not available.

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