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Retrospective Study
©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2015; 21(19): 5918-5925
Published online May 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.5918
Table 1 Baseline characteristics (n = 134) n (%)
Early NKF groupDGT groupP value
Age (yr), mean ± SD65.5 ± 13.165.2 ± 14.00.889
Male sex33 (49.3)34 (50.7)0.863
ERCP indications0.165
Choledocholithiasis30 (44.8)38 (56.7)
Malignant stricture32 (47.8)20 (29.9)
Benign biliary stricture4 (6.0)7 (10.4)
Other1 (1.5)2 (3.0)
Periampullary diverticulum9 (13.4)25 (37.3)0.001
Intradiverticular ampulla02
Juxtadiverticular ampulla923
Pancreas duct stent4 (6.0)5 (7.5)1.000


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