Table 4 Comparison of clinical data in patients undergoing EBS and PTCD
Characteristics | EBS | PTCD | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
cases (n) | 106 | 88 | |
TBIL decay ≥ 68.5% (n) | 71 (67.0%) | 44 (50.0%) | 0.017* |
TBIL-post ≤ 93.0µmol/L (n) | 75 (70.8%) | 45 (51.1%) | 0.005* |
PBD relevant hemorrhage (n) | 3 (2.8%) | 3 (3.4%) | 0.999 |
PBD relevant biliary infection (n) | 16 (15.1%) | 17 (19.3%) | 0.436 |
PBD relevant pancreatitis (n) | 15 (14.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | <0.001* |
PBD abnormal drainage a (n) | 9 (8.5%) | 11 (12.5%) | 0.361 |
Overall PBD relevant morbidity (n) | 31 (29.2%) | 23 (26.1%) | 0.631 |