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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2010; 16(2): 237-244
Published online Jan 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.237
Published online Jan 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.237
Table 1 Patient characteristics
| Final diagnosis | Benign stricture and normal case (n = 17) | Malignant stricture (n = 17) | Statistical significance |
| Age (yr) | 71.5 (23-90) | 69.0 (56-84) | NS |
| Sex (male/female) | 9/8 | 8/9 | NS |
| Presenting symptoms | NS | ||
| Jaundice | 5 | 8 | |
| Elevated liver enzymes | 2 | 6 | |
| Abdominal pain | 5 | 1 | |
| Abnormal imaging | 5 | 2 |
- Citation: Saifuku Y, Yamagata M, Koike T, Hitomi G, Kanke K, Watanabe H, Murohisa T, Tamano M, Iijima M, Kubota K, Hiraishi H. Endoscopic ultrasonography can diagnose distal biliary strictures without a mass on computed tomography. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(2): 237-244
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i2/237.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.237