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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2022; 28(17): 1860-1870
Published online May 7, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i17.1860
Published online May 7, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i17.1860
Table 1 Patient characteristics
| Hilar group (n = 83) | Lower group (n = 44) | P value | |
| Age, yr | 68.4 ± 11.8 | 71.2 ± 11.2 | 0.22 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 33 (39.8) | 16 (36.4) | 0.85 |
| Male | 50 (60.2) | 28 (63.6) | |
| ALT, U/L | 126.0 ± 116.3 | 174.8 ± 177.1 | 0.11 |
| TB, mg/dL | 5.9 ± 7.5 | 6.8 ± 6.8 | 0.47 |
| Cause of stricture | 0.77 | ||
| Pancreaticobiliary tumor | 73 (88.0) | 40 (90.9) | |
| Pancreas | 67 | 31 | |
| Biliary tract | 6 | 9 | |
| Metastasis | 10 (12.0) | 4 (9.1) | |
| Lung | 3 | 1 | |
| Stomach | 3 | ||
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 1 | ||
| Uterine | 1 | ||
| Ovarian | 1 | ||
| Esophagus | 1 | ||
| Breast | 1 | ||
| Colon | 1 | ||
| Lymph node metastasis from gallbladder cancer | 1 | ||
| Chemotherapy | 35 (42.2) | 23 (52.3) | 0.35 |
| Duodenal stricture | 15 (18.1) | 7 (15.9) | 0.81 |
| CBD diameter above stricture, mm | 11.5 ± 4.3 | 12.2 ± 4.0 | 0.40 |
| CBD stricture diameter, mm | 0.61 ± 0.89 | 0.72 ± 0.8 | 0.50 |
| CBD stricture length, cm | 2.64 ± 1.35 | 2.34 ± 1.11 | 0.21 |
- Citation: Sugimoto M, Takagi T, Suzuki R, Konno N, Asama H, Sato Y, Irie H, Okubo Y, Nakamura J, Takasumi M, Hashimoto M, Kato T, Kobashi R, Yanagita T, Hikichi T, Ohira H. Biliary metal stents should be placed near the hilar duct in distal malignant biliary stricture patients. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(17): 1860-1870
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v28/i17/1860.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v28.i17.1860