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World J Gastroenterol. May 15, 2004; 10(10): 1504-1507
Published online May 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i10.1504
Published online May 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i10.1504
Table 1 Causes of biliary strictures (n = 126)
| Benign | n | % | Malignant | n | % |
| Choledocholithiasis | 12 | 22 | Cholangiocarcinoma | 31 | 43 |
| Mirizzi syndrome | 7 | 13 | Pancreatic head CA | 23 | 32 |
| Postcholecystectomy | 6 | 11 | Ampullary CA | 5 | 7 |
| Sclerosing cholangitis | 3 | 5.5 | Gallbladder CA | 5 | 7 |
| Choledochal cyst | 2 | 3.7 | Metastatic CA | 4 | 5.5 |
| Chronic pancreatitis | 1 | 1.9 | Hepatocellular CA | 2 | 2.7 |
| Juxtapapillary | 1 | 1.9 | Lymphoma | 2 | 2.7 |
| diverticulum | |||||
| Non-specified | 22 | 40.7 | |||
| TOTAL | 54 | TOTAL | 72 |
- Citation: Al-Mofleh IA, Aljebreen AM, Al-Amri SM, Al-Rashed RS, Al-Faleh FZ, Al-Freihi HM, Abdo AA, Isnani AC. Biochemical and radiological predictors of malignant biliary strictures. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(10): 1504-1507
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i10/1504.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i10.1504