Table 4.
Clinic outcomes of stenting (n/N, %)
| Characteristic | Palliative stents (n = 124) | BTS (n = 277) | Others (n = 33) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurrent tumor (n = 10) | Benign diseases (n = 10) | Extra-luminal compression (n = 13) | |||
| Technique success rate | 121, 97.6% | 274, 98.9% | 10, 100% | 10, 100% | 13, 100% |
| Clinic success rate | 118, 95.2% | 261, 94.2% | 10, 100% | 10, 100% | 13, 100% |
| Complication rate | 4, 3.2% | 13, 4.7% | 0, 0% | 2, 20% | 0, 0% |
| ES required | 6, 4.8% | 15, 5.4% | 0, 0% | 0, 0% | 0, 0% |
| Subsequent surgery required | 7, 5.6% | 258, 93.1% | 2, 20% | 5, 50% | 2, 15.4% |
| Re-stenting | 2, 1.6% | 2, 0.7% | 0, 0% | 0, 0% | 0, 0% |