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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jul 25, 2015; 7(9): 889-894
Published online Jul 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i9.889
Published online Jul 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i9.889
Table 1 Patients characteristics in the two groups
Variable | Single-step (n = 49) | Two-step (n = 41) | P |
Mean age (yr) | 70.1 ± 12.6 | 74.3 ± 9.9 | NS |
Gender (n) | |||
Male | 49 | 23 | < 0.01 |
Female | 0 | 18 | |
Etiology of MBO: | |||
pancratic cancer (%) | 59.2 | 31.7 | 0.016 |
MPD tumor involvement present (%) | 36.7 | 24.4 | NS |
Spincterotomy (%) | 2.0 | 22.0 | 0.003 |
Hilar biliary obstruction (%) | 22.4 | 46.3 | 0.03 |
Clinical stage | |||
IVa > (%) | 40.8 | 61 | NS |
IVb (%) | 59.2 | 39 | NS |
Bilateral drainage (%) | 4.1 | 12.2 | NS |
Technical success rate (%) | 93.9 | 95.1 | NS |
Complication rate (%) | 4.1 | 4.8 | NS |
Chemotherapy (%) | 55.1 | 51.2 | NS |
Length of hospital stay (d) | 28.1 ± 28.6 | 39.6 ± 25.7 | < 0.05 |
- Citation: Yamamoto R, Takahashi M, Osafune Y, Chinen K, Kato S, Nagoshi S, Yakabi K. Comparison of endoscopic stenting for malignant biliary obstruction: A single-center study. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(9): 889-894
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v7/i9/889.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i9.889