The Role of EUS-BD in the Management of Malignant Biliary Obstruction: The Indonesian Perspective

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Characteristics	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Gender
Male	13	54.2
Female	11	45.8
Age (mean ± 59)
<60 years	13	54.2
≥60 years	11	45.8
BMI (mean ± 20.36, median ± 19.25)
Underweight	7	29.2
Normal	11	45.8
Preobese	6	25
Primary disease
Tumor of the head of pancreas	13	54.2
Periampullary tumor	10	41.6
Cholangiocarcinoma	1	4.2
Technique
Choledochoduodenostomy (CDS)	23	95.8
Hepaticogastrostomy (HGS)	1	4.2
EUS-BD indication
Difficult cannulation	16	66.7
Unidentifiable ampulla	8	33.3
Stents
Plastic stent	21	87.5
SEMS	3	12.5
Complications
Cholangitis	3	12.5
Pneumoperitoneum	1	4.1