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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2013; 19(28): 4531-4536
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i28.4531
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i28.4531
Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics and indications
| Item (n = 50) | Value |
| Age, yr [median (IQR)] | 75.3 (68-83) |
| Sex (male) | 24 |
| Periampullary diverticulum, n (%) | 22 (44) |
| Indications | |
| Choledocolithiasis (including suspicion) | 27 |
| Cholangiocarcinoma | 7 |
| Pancreatic cancer | 6 |
| Gallbladder cancer | 4 |
| Other malignant disease | 2 |
| Cholangiocellular carcinoma | 1 |
| Suspected biliary SOD | 1 |
| Mirrizi syndrome | 1 |
| Biliary leak after cholecystectomy | 1 |
- Citation: Omuta S, Maetani I, Shigoka H, Gon K, Saito M, Tokuhisa J, Naruki M. Newly designed J-shaped tip guidewire: A preliminary feasibility study in wire-guided cannulation. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(28): 4531-4536
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i28/4531.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i28.4531