Optimal biliary drainage for inoperable Klatskin's tumor based on Bismuth type

Table 1 Demographics and clinical outcome of patients according to Bismuth type

	Bismuth II	Bismuth III	Bismuth IV	P value
Number of patients	21	47	66
Age (yr)1	68.9 ± 2.4	67.5 ± 1.4	66.6 ± 1.3	0.66
Sex (M:F)	16:5	31:16	46:20	0.74
Serum bilirubin (mg/dL)1	9.55 ± 1.66	14.06 ± 1.27	12.69 ± 0.93	0.10
ERBD:EPTBD:IPTBD	6:8:7	12:23:12	16:35:15	0.74
Palliation of cholestasis	21 (100%)	43 (91.5%)	7 (88%)	0.30
Patency (d)1	103 ± 17	98 ± 12	113 ± 15	0.85
Patency (d)2	92 (32-152)	65 (35-95)	81 (55-107)
Procedure related cholangitis	5 (23.8%)	12 (25.5%)	12 (18.2%)	0.58
Procedure related pancreatitis	0 (0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0%)	0.15
Procedure related bleeding	1 (4.8%)	5 (10.6%)	6 (9.1%)	0.79
Procedure related mortality	0	0	0	1.00
30-d mortality	0 (0%)	1 (2.1 %)	1 (1.5%)	1.00

¹Values expressed as mean ± SE.

²Values expressed as median (range).