Table 3.
Malignant hilar obstruction-1 stent or 2
Group A | Group B | Group C | |
n | 32 | 29 | 37 |
Early cholangitis | 6% | 0% | 32% |
30-d mortality | 0% | 3% | 30% |
Survival (d) | 145 | 225 | 45 |
Group A: One lobe opacified and the same lobe drained; Group B: Both lobes opacified and both lobes drained; Group C: Both lobes opacified with just one lobe drained. Available from Chang et al[18].