Table 2. The management of biliary stricture for IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis using endoscopic biliary drainage.

Stent removal / dislodgement	Time from CS initiation to stent removal / stent dislodgement, median (range), days	Daily prednisolone dose at the time of stent removal / dislodgement, median (range), mg/day
Removal (n = 13)	16 (10–143)	30 (10–40)
Dislodgement (n = 10)	39 (9–154) †	15 (5–30)

† The time of spontaneous stent dislodgement was defined as the halfway point between the last time a biliary stent was seen and the first time its dropout was confirmed.

CS, corticosteroid therapy.