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. 2013 Mar 27;5(3):114–119. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i3.114

Table 2.

Procedural details and outcomes

Stents used (n) 48
Stent deployment
Y-configuration 18/35 (51.4%)
T-configuration 17/35 (48.6%)
Technical success 35/35 (100%)
Clinical success 27/35 (77.1%)
Decreased bilirubin levels 27/33 (81.8%)
Serum bilirubin decrease 60.5% (23%-92%)
Survival interval (d), mean (range) 168 (0-1763)
6-mo survival rate 47.10%
Primary patency (d), mean (range) 105 ( 0-719)
Secondary patency (d), mean (range) 181 (100-1763)
Peri-procedural death 2/35 (5.7%)
Major complications 2/35 (5.7%)
Minor complications 6/35 (17.1%)
Hospitalization time (d), mean ± SD 10.2 ± 3.9