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

Table 5 Comparison of demographics and clinical outcome according to drainage method in Bismuth type IV patients

	ERBD	EPTBD	IPTBD	P value
Number of patients	16	35	15
Age (yr)1	64.6 ± 3.6	67.1 ± 1.5	67.6 ± 2.5	0.68
Sex (M:F)	12:4	24:11	10:5	0.88
Stent number1	1.1 ± 0.1	1.1 ± 0.4	1.6 ± 0.6	0.01
Serum bilirubin (mg/dL)1	10.46 ± 1.75	13.99 ± 1.32	12.08 ± 1.86	0.29
Palliation of cholestasis	12 (75%)	32 (93.4%)	14 (93.3%)	0.28
Patency (d)1	102 ± 19	60 ± 9	251 ± 36	< 0.01
Patency (d)2	90 (69-111)	43 (21-65)	280 (171-389)
Procedure related cholangitis	3 (18.8%)	4 (11.4%)	5 (33.3%)	0.16
Procedure related pancreatitis	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.00
Procedure related bleeding	1 (6.3%)	3 (8.6%)	2 (13.3%)	0.55
Procedure related mortality	0	0	0	1.00
30-d mortality	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (1.5%)	0.23

¹Values expressed as mean ± SE.

²Values expressed as median (range).