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. 2014 Aug 27;6(8):559–569. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v6.i8.559

Table 5.

Photodynamic therapy as an adjunct to biliary stenting: Improved survival

Year No. of pts Median survival (mo)
P value
Stenting alone Stenting with PDT
Ortner et al[56] 2003 39 3 16 < 0.0001
Cheon et al[57] 2004 47 10 18 0.0143
Zoepf et al[58] 2005 32 7 21 0.0109

PDT: Photodynamic therapy.