Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2011; 17(37): 4231-4234
Published online Oct 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i37.4231
Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics
Variablesn (%)
Sex
Female5 (50)
Male5 (50)
Symptoms
Jaundice7 (70)
Abdominal pain4 (40)
Fever2 (20)
Symptom-free2 (20)
Physical signs
Jaundice7 (70)
Tenderness2 (20)
Table 2 Etiology and Bismuth classification of bile duct stricture
EtiologyBismuth classification
IIIIV
Injurious biliary stricture
Abdominal trauma1
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy2
Open cholecystectomy1
Inflammatory biliary stricture1
Inflammatory pseudotumor1
Hilar cholangiocarcinoma13
Total28