TABLE 5.

Complications other than recurrent biliary obstruction

	FCSEMS (n = 66)	UCSEMS (n = 114)	p‐value a
Pancreatitis	6 (9.1)	4 (3.5)	0.17
Mild	6 (9.1)	3 (2.6)	–
Severe	0	1 (0.9)	–
In patients with pancreatic cancer	3 (4.6)	1 (0.9)	–
Cholecystitis	4 (6.1)	1 (0.9)	0.06
With OCD involvement	2 (3.0)	1 (0.9)	–
Non‐occlusion cholangitis	2 (3.0)	4 (3.5)	1.00
Liver abscess	2 (3.0)	1 (0.9)	0.56
Total	14 (21.2)	10 (8.8)	0.023

Abbreviations: DMBO, distal malignant biliary obstruction; FCSEMS, fully covered self‐expandable metallic stent; OCD, the orifice of the cystic duct; UCSEMS, uncovered self‐expandable metallic stent.

Note: Numbers are shown in n (%).

^aFisher's exact test.