Clinical Research
Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2007; 13(29): 3948-3955
Published online Aug 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i29.3948
Figure 1
Figure 1 Kaplan-Meier estimation of cumulative patency rates of biliary drainage according to the procedures in all Bismuth types (P = 0. 02 for ERBD vs IPTBD, P < 0.01 for ERBD vs EPTBD, P < 0.01 for IPTBD vs EPTBD). ERBD: endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage; EPTBD: external percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage; IPTBD: internal biliary stenting via PTBD tract.