Clinical Study
Covered Metal Stenting for Malignant Lower Biliary Stricture with Pancreatic Duct Obstruction: Is Endoscopic Sphincterotomy Needed?
Table 3
Comparison of complications between the FC and PC groups within the non-EST group.
| | FC group () | PC group () | P value |
| Serum amylase level (IU/L, mean ± SD) | | | | Before CSEMS placement | 100 ± 101 | 108 ± 101 | 0.441 | 3 hours after CSEMS placement | 141 ± 102 | 133 ± 112 | 0.695 | 1 day after CSEMS placement | 201 ± 201 | 162 ± 180 | 0.547 | 2 days after CSEMS placement | 135 ± 126 | 163 ± 165 | 0.933 | Complications (%) | 3 (23.1) | 3 (10.7) | 0.570 | Pancreatitis | 0 (0) | 1 (3.6) | 0.691 | Cholecystitis | 2 (15.4) | 0 (0) | 0.177 | Cholangitis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Bleeding | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Liver abscess | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Migration | 1 (7.7) | 2 (7.1) | 0.561 |
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FC: fully covered type. PC: partially covered type. EST: endoscopic sphincterotomy. CSEMS: covered self-expandable metal stent.
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