Endoscopic management of acute cholangitis in elderly patients

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2006; 12(40): 6551-6555
Published online Oct 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6551

Table 2 Etiology and site of biliary obstruction in common bile duct

Etiology of biliary obstruction	Site of biliary obstruction	Group In = 123(%)	Group IIn = 52(%)
Benign causes (n = 138)
Common bile duct stone	Lower	104 (84.5)	18 (34.6)^a
Chronic pancreatitis	Lower	2 (1.6)	0
Post operative biliary stricture	Upper	7 (5.7)	0
Hydatid cyst rupture with fistula	Upper	4 (3.2)	0
Rupture liver abscess with fistula	Upper	3 (2.4)	0
Malignant causes (n = 37)
Gallbladder carcinoma	Upper	2 (1.6)	14 (27)^a
Cholangiocacinoma	Upper + middle	0	5 (9.6)^a
Periampullary carcinoma	Lower	1 (0.8)	15 (28.8)^a

^aP < 0.05.

Citation: Agarwal N, Sharma BC, Sarin SK. Endoscopic management of acute cholangitis in elderly patients. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(40): 6551-6555
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i40/6551.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6551