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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2026; 18(3): 116913
Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.116913
Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i3.116913
Impact of chronic proliferative cholangitis on stone recurrence and biliary strictures after intrahepatic stone treatment: A meta-analysis
Tauqeer Muhammad, Ting-Ting He, Zhu-Ying Lin, Jia-Lin Shi, Tian-Gui Zhang, Yao Yang, Xiao-Lei Yang, Jiang Li, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
Hashim Nazir Chattha, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
Co-first authors: Tauqeer Muhammad and Ting-Ting He.
Author contributions: Tauqeer M and He TT conceived and designed the study, and they contributed equally to this manuscript and are co-first authors; Tauqeer M, He TT, Shi JL, Zhang TG, Yao Y, and Yang XL conducted the literature search; Lin ZY drafted and made critical revisions to the manuscript; Chattha HN has made critical review to language; Li J provided final approval of the version to be published.
Supported by the 2024 “Xingdian Talents” Support Project of Yunnan Province.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
PRISMA 2009 Checklist statement: The authors have read the PRISMA 2009 Checklist, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the PRISMA 2009 Checklist.
Corresponding author: Jiang Li, MD, PhD, Chairman, Consultant, Full Professor, Researcher, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No. 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China. lijiang44@yeah.net
Received: November 25, 2025
Revised: December 25, 2025
Accepted: February 2, 2026
Published online: March 27, 2026
Processing time: 123 Days and 11.3 Hours
Revised: December 25, 2025
Accepted: February 2, 2026
Published online: March 27, 2026
Processing time: 123 Days and 11.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study reviews the impact of chronic proliferative cholangitis on stone recurrence and biliary stricture formation after the treatment of intrahepatic bile duct stones. Where we have found that removal of stone can be effective but it can be returned with inflammation, and the treatment of that inflammation can improve the long-term results.