Research Article

Preoperative Biliary Drainage in Cases of Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery

Table 3


MS groupPS group value

Blood loss (mL, range)960 (303–3593)1450 (547–2830)0.24
Operation time (min, range)364 (300–686)469 (308–552)0.24
Postoperatibe hospital stay (day, range)18 (17–29)21 (17–33)0.13
Cost (US dollar, range)10580 (7907–28977)13650 (8444–54534)0.19

MS, metallic stent; PS, plastic stent. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney test.