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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2001; 7(4): 587-592
Published online Aug 15, 2001. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v7.i4.587
Published online Aug 15, 2001. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v7.i4.587
Table 1 Installation of stents
Site | Group A | Group B | Total | |||
No. of cases | No. of stents | No. of cases | No. of stents | No. of cases | No. of stents | |
Esophagus | 81 | 95 | 38 | 49 | 119 | 144 |
Stomach, small intestine | 55 | 64 | 21 | 34 | 76 | 98 |
Colon, rectum | 19 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 30 |
Biliary tract | 48 | 53 | 10 | 25 | 58 | 78 |
Total | 203 | 233 | 78 | 116 | 281 | 350 |
Table 2 Drug infusion
Site | N | Infusion (n) | Total infusion times | Max. per case | Min. per case | Average per case |
Esophagus | 119 | 81 | 310 | 12 | 2 | 3.83 |
Stomach, small intestine | 76 | 55 | 229 | 14 | 1 | 4.16 |
Colon, rectum | 28 | 19 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2.94 |
Biliary tract | 58 | 48 | 130 | 9 | 2 | 3.65 |
Total | 281 | 203 | 708 | 3.49 |
Table 3 Maintenance of efficacy (groups A/B)
Site | n | Restenosis | Restenosis (wk) | |
n | No. of times | |||
Esophagus | 81/38 | 15/10 | 20/12 | 12-35/04-17 |
Stomach, small intestine | 55/21 | 06/04 | 07/05 | 17-42/07-16 |
Colon, rectum | 19/09 | 02/00 | 02/00 | 26-43/0 |
Biliary tract | 48/10 | 06/04 | 09/06 | 8-33/05-26 |
Total | 203/78 | 29 (14.3)/15 (23.1) | 38/23 | 08-43/04-26 |
Table 4 Comparison of survival time (groups A/B)
Sites | Cases | Survival (n) | Death (n) | Survival (wk) | |
Range | Average | ||||
Esophagus | 81/38 | 23/03 | 58/35 | 5-103/5-20 | 36/14 |
Stomach, small intestine | 55/21 | 09/02 | 46/19 | 4-105/2-17 | 38/11 |
Colon, rectom | 19/09 | 02/00 | 17/09 | 3-98/3-13 | 33/08 |
Biliary tract | 48/10 | 06/01 | 42/09 | 6-54/3-24 | 30/18 |
Total | 203/78 | 40/06 | 163/72 | 3-105/3-24 | 43/13 |
- Citation: Mao AW, Gao ZD, Xu JY, Yang RJ, Xiao XS, Jiang TH, Jiang WJ. Treatment of malignant digestive tract obstruction by combined intraluminal stent installation and intra-arterial drug infusion. World J Gastroenterol 2001; 7(4): 587-592
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v7/i4/587.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v7.i4.587