Table 5.
Multivariate analysis of patients’ or procedure’s characteristics associated with early success
| p-value | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | NS | ||
| Sex | Male | NS | |
| Female | |||
| Etiology | Liver transplantation | 0.835 | 0.023–20.7 |
| Chronic pancreatitis | 1 reference | ||
| Post-surgical | 0.021 | 1.5–160.45 | |
| Number of previous endoscopic treatments | NS | ||
| Dilation in a previous procedure | No | NS | |
| Yes | |||
| Dilatation preceding FCSEMS placement | No | NS | |
| Yes | |||
| Dilation diameter | 6 | NS | |
| (mm) | 8 | ||
| Stricture length | NS | ||
| FCSEMS length | 40 × 10 | NS | |
| 60 × 10 | |||
| 80 × 10 | |||
| Migration | No | NS | |
| Yes |