Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of patients who underwent continuous ascites drainage beginning before and ending after endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy
| Characteristic | Value (n=10) |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 66.5 (58–77) |
| Male | 6 (60) |
| Anticoagulant therapy | 1 (10) |
| Biliary obstruction cause | |
| Pancreatic cancer | 3 (30) |
| Gastric cancer | 5 (50) |
| Metastatic colorectal cancer | 1 (10) |
| Metastatic cervical cancer | 1 (10) |
| Degree of ascites | |
| Moderate | 4 (40) |
| Severe | 6 (60) |
| Liver metastases | 2 (20) |
| Suppurative cholangitis | 2 (20) |
| Reason for endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy | |
| Gastric or duodenal obstruction | 5 (50) |
| Surgically altered anatomy | 3 (30) |
| Failed biliary cannulation | 2 (20) |
Values are presented as median (range) or number (%).