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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 25, 2015; 7(11): 1032-1038
Published online Aug 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i11.1032
Published online Aug 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i11.1032
Table 1 The results of comparison between metallic and plastic stents
| Ref. | No. of patients | Successful deployment % (n) | P value | Patency (mo) | P value | |||
| MS | PS | MS | PS | MS | PS | |||
| Sangchan et al[1] | 54 | 54 | 83 (45/54) | 85 (46/54) | 0.792 | 3.4 | 1.2 | > 0.001 |
| Perdue et al[2] | 35 | 33 | 97 (34/35) | 85 (28/33) | NA | NA | ||
| Liberato et al[3] | 249 | 231 | 99 (246/249) | 88 (204/231) | > 0.001 | 6.3 | 4.7 | > 0.0001 |
| Mukai et al[4] | 30 | 30 | 100 (30/30) | 100 (30/30) | 12 | 3.7 | 0.0002 | |
- Citation: Kato H, Tsutsumi K, Kawamoto H, Okada H. Current status of endoscopic biliary drainage for unresectable malignant hilar biliary strictures. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(11): 1032-1038
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v7/i11/1032.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i11.1032