Endoscopic management of occluded metal biliary stents: Metal versus 10F plastic stents

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2010; 16(42): 5347-5352
Published online Nov 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i42.5347

Table 2 Patient characteristics

	SEMS group	PS group	P value
No. of patients	29	27
Gender (M:F)	18:11	19:8	0.512
Age at initial SEMS insertion, median (yr)	66	66	0.352
Diagnoses			0.277
Pancreatic cancer	15	6
Common bile duct cancer	3	5
Hilar cholangiocarcinoma	4	4
Gallbladder cancer	3	6
Metastatic lymph nodes	3	2
Ampulla of Vater cancer	1	3
Hepatocellular carcinoma	0	1
Anti-cancer therapy	21	15	0.188

SEMS: Self-expandable metal stent; PS: Plastic stent.

Citation: Yoon WJ, Ryu JK, Lee JW, Ahn DW, Kim YT, Yoon YB, Woo SM, Lee WJ. Endoscopic management of occluded metal biliary stents: Metal versus 10F plastic stents. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(42): 5347-5352
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i42/5347.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i42.5347