Table 1.
Characteristics of the 20 patients with pancreatic carcinoma.
| Characteristic | N |
|---|---|
| Clinical presentation | |
| Abdominal pain | 9 |
| Jaundice | 6 |
| Clay stool | 2 |
| Itching | 1 |
| Yellow urine | 3 |
| Physical findings | 2 |
| Waist and back pain (radiating pain) | 2 |
| Weight loss | 1 |
| Location of pancreatic carcinoma | |
| Head and neck | 16 |
| Body and tail | 4 |
| Adjacent vascular invasion | 5 |
| Comorbid diseases | |
| Hypertension | 2 |
| Diabetes | 2 |
| Hepatitis B | 1 |
| Diarrhea | 1 |
| Intrahepatic metastasis after TAI | 4 |
| Fever after TAI | 3 |
| No significant complications | 17 |