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    Table 1 Abbreviations

    Abbreviation

    Definition

    ASA

    American Society of Anesthesiology

    ATSEMS

    Anti-migrating tubular self-expandable metal stents

    CI

    Confidence interval

    ERCP

    Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

    ETP-GBD

    Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage

    EUS-GBD

    Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage

    IQR

    Interquartile range

    LAMS

    Lumen-apposing metal stents

    LC

    Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    OR

    Odds ratio

    PT-GBD

    Percutaneous gallbladder drainage

    RR

    Relative risk

    SEMS

    Self-expandable metal stent

    SD

    Standard deviation