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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jul 16, 2017; 9(7): 304-309
Published online Jul 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i7.304
Published online Jul 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i7.304
Table 1 Patient characteristics and deployed stents
| Study group (n = 14) | Control group (n = 14) | P value | |
| Age (yr), mean ± SD | 74.6 ± 16.1 | 73.5 ± 9.3 | 0.82 |
| Sex (male:female) | 9:5 | 8:6 | 1.00 |
| Etiology | 0.28 | ||
| Pancreatic cancer | 8 | 12 | |
| Biliary cancer | 3 | 1 | |
| Duodenal cancer | 2 | 0 | |
| Metastatic lymph nodes | 1 | 1 | |
| Deployed stent | 0.041 | ||
| Plastic stent | 0 | 5 | |
| Metal stent | 14 | 9 |
- Citation: Kanno Y, Ito K, Koshita S, Ogawa T, Masu K, Masaki Y, Noda Y. Efficacy of a newly developed dilator for endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2017; 9(7): 304-309
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v9/i7/304.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v9.i7.304