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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2008; 14(40): 6213-6217
Published online Oct 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6213
Figure 1
Figure 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics of the patients with respect to site. A: Age distribution with respect to site (intrahepatic, perihilar and extrahepatic) is significantly not different; B: Bilirubin values at presentation with respect to site (intrahepatic, and perihilar vs extrahepatic; P = 0.027).
Figure 2
Figure 2 Survival rates in different groups of patients according to treatment. A: Survival of all the 34 patients with cholangiocarcinoma; B: Survival rates of patients with cholangiocarcinoma, stratified by surgical (n = 4) or not surgical resection (n = 30) were not significantly different; C: Survival of patients with unresected cholangiocarcinoma among those who had any kind of biliary decompression (n = 26) and those who had no interventional therapy (n = 4, P = 0.038).