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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 |
Table 2 Procedure time
| Study group (n = 14) | Control group (n = 14) | P value | |
| Procedure time (min), mean ± SD | 44 ± 26 | 27 ± 7 | 0.026 |
| ≤ 20 | 3 | 1 | |
| 20-40 | 11 | 8 | |
| 40-60 | 0 | 2 | |
| > 60 | 0 | 3 |
Table 3 Procedure-related complications
| Study group (n = 14) | Control group (n = 14) | P value | |
| Overall | 0 | 4 (29%) | NA |
| Localized peritonitis | 0 | 3 | |
| Pan-peritonitis | 0 | 1 | |
| Hemorrhage | 0 | 0 | |
| Death | 0 | 0 |
- 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