Research Article

The Evaluation of Clinical Status of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography for the Placement of Metal and Plastic Stents in Cholangiocarcinoma Therapy

Table 4

Comparison of stent implantation success rate between the two groups (cases, %).

TypeThe plastic stent group ()The metal stent group ()
CasesSuccess rateCasesSuccess rate

Type I76 (85.71)55 (100.00)0.1970.657
Type II1510 (66.67)99 (100.00)0.6830.408
Type III116 (54.55)88 (100.00)2.2890.130
Type IV104 (40.00)65 (83.33)1.1210.290
Total success rete4326 (60.47)2827 (96.43)11.589<0.001