Table 2.

Treatments’ characteristics

	n (%) or mean (SD)
Previous DGH treatment attempt
No	52 (80%)
Yes	13 (20%)
First treatment type at the tertiary center
Endoscopic approach (or combined)	63 (96%)
Radiological approach	1 (2%)
Surgical approach	1 (2%)
Stent positioning during first endoscopic procedure at the tertiary center
No	7 (12%)
Yes	51 (88%)
Endoscopic stent type
Polyethylene	41 (80%)
FC-SEMS	10 (20%)
Endoscopic polyethylene diameter ≥ 10Fr
No	12 (31%)
Yes	27 (69%)
Endoscopic stent location
Not leak-bridging	15 (31%)
Leak-bridging	34 (69%)

n number, SD standard deviation, DGH District General Hospital, FC-SEMS fully covered-self-expandable metallic stent