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Characteristics of stent implantation.
| Characteristics of SEMS placement | |
|---|---|
| Patients/SEMS | 212/238 |
| one SEMS placement | 189 (89.15%) |
| two SEMS placement | 21 (9.91%) |
| three SEMS placement | 1 (0.47%) |
| four SEMS placement | 1 (0.47%) |
| Partially/fully covered SEMS | 39/199 (16.39%/83.11%) |
| Technical success rate | 99.06% |
| Functional success rate | 97.64% |
| Procedure-related death | 1.26% |
SEMS, self-expandable metal stent.
