TABLE 1.

Patient characteristics.

	UCSEMS
	n = 32
Age, median (range), years	79 (59–90)
Sex, male, n (%)	21 (65.6)
Primary disease, n (%)
Bile duct cancer	18 (56.3)
Gallbladder cancer	1 (3.1)
Other cancers	14 (43.8)
Hepatocellular carcinoma	2 (6.3)
Gastric cancer	1 (3.1)
Malignant Lymphoma	1 (3.1)
Lymph node metastasis	9 (28.1)
Pancreatic duct dilation, n (%)	0
Post‐cholecystectomy, n (%)	2 (6.3)
Tumor involvement at the orifice of the cystic duct, n (%)	11 (34.4)
Cholangitis before stent placement, n (%)	17 (53.1)
Chemotherapy after stent placement, n (%)	10 (31.2)
Complete response	0
Partial response	2
Stable disease	2
Progressive disease	6

Abbreviation: UCSEMS, uncovered self‐expandable metallic stent.