Clinical Study
Multicenter Randomized Trial of 10-French versus 11.5-French Plastic Stents for Malignant Biliary Obstruction
Table 3
Total complications by stent size.
| | Complication | 10 Fr () | 11.5 Fr () | | Number (%) of patients | Median time to complication (Days) | Number (%) of patients | Median time to complication (Days) |
| | Death | 95 (83%) | 120 | 95 (80%) | 170 | | Death before occlusion | 66 (57%) | 82.5 | 66 (55%) | 114.5 | | Stent obstruction (all causes) | 39 (34%) | 107 | 38 (32%) | 147 | | Stent occlusion | 35 (30%) | 110 | 36 (30%) | 147 | | Stent migration | 5 (4%) | 61 | 5 (4%) | 56 | | Tumor overgrowth | 1 (1%) | 14 | 3 (3%) | 74 |
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