Table 2.

Results of endoscopic dilation of post-cholecystectomy biliary strictures with fully-covered self-expanding metal stent (FCSEMS)

	PCBS N = 18	95% CI
Endoscopic FCSEMS Removal	83.3% (15/18)	58.6–96.4%
Planned, at 10–12 months	61.1% (11/18)	35.8–82.7%
Early, prior to 10–12 months	22.2% (4/18)	6.4–47.6%
Spontaneous CDM	16.7% (3/18)	3.9–41.4%
Stricture Resolution at End of FCSEMS Indwell	72.2% (13/18)	46.5–90.3%
Overall Adverse Event Rate	38.9% (7/18)	17.3–64.3%

Abbreviations: CDM complete distal migration, CI confidence interval, FCSEMS fully-covered, self-expanding metal stent, PCBS post-cholecystectomy biliary stricture