Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2014; 20(17): 5051-5059
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.5051
Table 2 Outcome of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided hepaticogastrostomy n (%)
OutcomeEUS-HGS (n = 28)
Technical success rate27 (96)
Clinical success rate24 (89)
Median length of stent (range), cm8.5 (5-10)
Procedure time, mean ± SD, min15.6 ± 5.8
Median stent patency (95%CI), d150 (5-295)
Early adverse event0
Late adverse event2 (7)
Overall survival (95%CI), mo7.5 (5.0-12.0)