Biliary drainage strategy of unresectable malignant hilar strictures by computed tomography volumetry

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2015; 21(16): 4946-4953
Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4946

Table 1 Clinical features of 78 patients with malignant hilar strictures n (%)

Characteristic
Age (yr), mean ± SD	74.8 ± 10.3
Gender, male/female	53/25
Etiology
Cholangiocarcinoma	50 (64)
Hepatocellular carcinoma	10 (13)
Gallbladder carcinoma	9 (12)
Liver metastasis	5 (6)
Lymph node metastasis	4 (5)
Bismuth type (II/IIIa/IIIb/IV)	11/24/7/36
Total bilirubin (mg/dL), median (range)	9.0 (3.0-31.0)
Cholangitis	13 (17)
Liver function
Preserved liver function (without decompensated liver cirrhosis)	64 (82)
Impaired liver function (with decompensated liver cirrhosis)	14 (18)
Drainage method (MS/PS/ENBD/PTBD)	11/38/21/8
Drainage areas
Unilateral/bilateral	72/6
Drained liver volume (%), mean ± SD	44.6 ± 18.6

MS: Metal stent; PS: Plastic stent; ENBD: Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage; PTBD: Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage.

Citation: Takahashi E, Fukasawa M, Sato T, Takano S, Kadokura M, Shindo H, Yokota Y, Enomoto N. Biliary drainage strategy of unresectable malignant hilar strictures by computed tomography volumetry. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(16): 4946-4953
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i16/4946.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4946

Takahashi E, Fukasawa M, Sato T, Takano S, Kadokura M, Shindo H, Yokota Y, Enomoto N. Biliary drainage strategy of unresectable malignant hilar strictures by computed tomography volumetry. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(16): 4946-4953 [PMID: 25945008 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4946]

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