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. 2019 Oct 22;7(11):E1410–E1418. doi: 10.1055/a-0966-8494

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

 Representative cases of endoscopic biliary stenting (EBS) with and without steroid therapy in this study. a A period of EBS without steroids was defined as the time from the insertion of a biliary stent to that of its removal or the commencement of steroids. An EBS period with steroids was defined as the time from the start of steroid administration to that of stent removal or from exchanging a stent to its removal during steroid therapy. For typical cases receiving steroid administration, treatment consisted of periods without steroids, after which the stent was not exchanged, and with steroids. b For cases receiving ERCP-related procedures, stent exchange was performed every time. c For cases of stent dysfunction, stent exchange was performed every time.