Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2014; 20(22): 6968-6973
Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6968
Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
Total number of patients36
Age, yr (mean)65 (37-83)
Gender, male/female30/6
Etiology, HBV/HCV/non-BC9/23/4
Chronic hepatitis/liver cirrhosis3/33
Child-Pugh score, A/B/C8/19/3
Hepatocellular carcinoma, stage I/II/IIIa/IVb1/2/29/4
Grade of portal vein invasion, VP0-2/VP3/VP419/11/6
Previous treatment for Hepatocellular carcinoma, Y/N26/10
Location of bile duct obstruction, intrahepatic/extrahepatic13/23
Location of bile duct stricture, unilobular/bilobular11/25
Hemobilia, present/absent12/24
Following treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma, Y/N15/21