Table 1 Highlights the main outcomes and specific factors of the Kaffes stent.
No. of patients inserted | 62 |
No. of patients removed | 56 |
Immediate stricture resolution | 54/56 (96%) |
Long-term stricture resolution (%) | 42/52a (81%) |
Complications (%) | 9/62 (15%) |
Biliary reconstruction | 1 |
Mean age (years) | 53 |
Females (%) | 26 (42%) |
Symptomatic (%) | 16 (26%) |
DBD (%) | 36/53 (68%) |
CIT (Hours) (±SD) | 8.6 (2.4) |