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

Table 2 Demographics and clinical outcome of patients according to drainage procedure

	ERBD	PTBD	PTBDS	P value
Number of patients	34	66	34
Age (yr)1	66.8 ± 2.9	67.2 ± 1.1	67.9 ± 1.8	0.91
Sex (M:F)	23:11	46:20	24:10	0.97
Bismuth type(II:III:IV)	6:12:16	8:23:35	7:12:15	0.81
Serum bilirubin (mg/L)1	9.62 ± 1.14	14.89 ± 1.10	11.47 ± 1.09	< 0.01
Palliation of cholestasis	27 (79.4%)	62 (93.9%)	33 (97.1%)	0.03
Patency (d)1	120 ± 16	59 ± 6	180 ± 20	< 0.01
Patency (d)2	97 (67-127)	49 (27-71)	167 (122-217)
Procedure related cholangitis	10 (29.4%)	8 (12.1%)	11 (32.4%)	0.03
Procedure related pancreatitis	1 (2.9%)	0 (0%)	1 (2.9%)	0.26
Procedure related bleeding	2 (5.9%)	5 (7.6%)	5 (14.7%)	0.50
Procedure related mortality	0	0	0	1.00
30-d mortality	0 (0%)	1 (2.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0.26

¹Values expressed as mean ± SE.

²Values expressed as median (range).