Clinical Study

Effectiveness and Safety of Endoscopic Treatment of Benign Biliary Strictures Using a New Fully Covered Self Expandable Metal Stent

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Number23
Age (years)60 (51–70)
Male (% men)10 (43%)
Etiology
 Chronic pancreatitis14 (61%)
 Orthotopic liver transplantation4 (17%)
 Idiopathic4 (17%)
 Gallstone related1 (4%)
Prior common bile duct stenting13 (56%)

Values listed as number (%) or median (IQR).