Factors Associated with the Technical Success of Bilateral Endoscopic Metallic Stenting with Partial Stent-In-Stent Placement in Patients with Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of the 47 patients with MHBO.
Age, (years)
Male/female, (%)
32/15
(68/32)
The cause of MHBO, bile duct cancer/others, (%)
35/12
(74/26)
Drainage before SEMS placement, +/-, (%)
34/13
(72/28)
Existence of EST before SEMS placement, +/-, (%)
15/32
(32/68)
Bismuth classification, II/III, IV, (%)
12/35
(26/74)
Chemotherapy or radiation before SEMS placement, +/-, (%)
