Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 2, Number 5, October 2009, pages 289-294

Percutaneous Biliary Stent Placement in Palliation of Malignant Bile Duct Obstruction

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Stent placement in a patient with common bile duct obstruction with pancreatic cancer. (a) Percutanous transhepatic cholangiography showed an obstruction about 2.5 cm in common bile duct; (b) A catheter was advanced through the obstruction under guidance of a guide wire; (c) A 8 mm × 60 mm stent was placed to support the obstruction; (d) Seven days later, the drainage tube was removed, the stent stayed in the bile duct.

Table

Table 1. The bilirubin level and liver function before and 7 days after operation
 
Preoperative (n = 126)Postoperative (n = 126)P value
AKP, Alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; TBIL, total bilirubin; DBIL, direct bilirubin
TBIL (µmol/ L)309.2 ± 158.3148.5 ± 98.0< 0.001
DBIL (µmol/L)149 ± 74.970.3 ± 44.0< 0.001
AKP (IU/L)488.3 ± 257.1219.17 ± 119.8< 0.001
ALT (U/L)145.8 ± 106.465.4 ± 41.9< 0.001