Table 2. Efficacy of stents placement.
| Observations | No. of patients |
|---|---|
| Post-procedural obstruction | |
| I | 1 |
| II | 3 |
| III | 4 |
| IV | 1 |
| Efficacy | |
| CR | 4 |
| PR | 1 |
| MR | 1 |
| NR | 3 |
| Complications | |
| Vomiting, nausea | 6 |
| Upper abdominal pain | 4 |
| Melena | 2 |
| Enteric infection | 1 |
| Jaundice | 1 |
| Electrolytes disorder | 1 |
| Mean stent potency | 53.4 day |
| Survival | |
| 10-15 day | 3 |
| 1-2 mo | 2 |
| >3 mo | 4 |
CR, complete response; PR, partial response; MR, minor reponse; NR, no response.