Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2025.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2025; 17(1): 99495
Published online Jan 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i1.99495
Table 2 Postoperative and prognostic indicators in T-tube vs J-tube patient groups

T-tube
J-tube
P value
Preoperative indicators, CRP (mg/L) 25.45 (9.05, 57.33)19.40 (6.96, 44.41)0.246
GGT (U/L)563.00 (184.00, 1062.00)342.00 (123.00, 658.00)0.004
TBIL (μmol/L)30.2500 (19.50, 42.85)29.75 (19.00, 45.20)0.958
DBIL (μmol/L)14.2000 (9.85, 21.15)13.00 (7.60, 22.60)0.509
AST (U/L) 126.00 (75.50, 218.50)98.00 (65.00, 155.00)0.074
ALT (U/L) 135.50 (83.50, 196.00)97.50 (51.00, 199.00)0.082
WBC (109/L) 10.99 (9.27, 12.39)10.76 (8.15, 12.62)0.463
NE (%) 79.75 (71.85, 87.45)79.05 (71.60, 87.00)0.776
Postoperative indicators
TBIL (μmol/L)22.55 (16.55, 34.75)14.30 (11.20, 20.00)< 0.001
DBIL (μmol/L)14.00 (10.05, 22.15)7.34 (4.90, 14.20)< 0.001
AST (U/L) 68.50 (41.00, 81.00)40.50 (29.00, 68.000)< 0.001
ALT (U/L) 68.50 (38.50, 81.50)34.50 (23.00, 51.00)< 0.001
WBC (109/L) 8.99 (7.39, 10.63)8.86 (7.06, 10.31)0.329
NE (%) 76.15 (62.30, 90.45)74.05 (64.82, 83.00)0.308
Biliary diameter discrepancy one month, (mm)0.30 (0.20, 0.30)0.30 (0.20, 0.40)0.295
Three months0.50 (0.40, 0.70)0.40 (0.30, 0.60)0.0002
Recurrence one month, n (%)2 (1.6) 1 (1.3) 0.874
Three months, n (%)6 (4.7) 3 (3.9) 0.068