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Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2009; 15(11): 1353-1358
Published online Mar 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1353
Table 1 Patient characteristics
Patient characteristicsCases (n)
Patients128
Male:female71:57
Peroral usage121
Percutaneous usage7
Diagnostic indications56 (44%)
Abnormal serum liver test15
Abnormal imaging studies38
Cholangiocarcinoma staging3
Therapeutic indications72 (56%)
Choledocholithiasis41
Pancreaticolithiasis6
Biliary strictures25