Table 1 Baseline characteristics of included patients
From: The utility of self-expanding metal stents in benign biliary strictures- a retrospective case series
Characteristic | |
 Age | 59 ± 10 |
 Gender (Male/Female) | 74.2%/25.8% (25/8) |
Diagnosis | |
 Anastomotic stricture | 87.1% (27) |
 Chronic pancreatitis | 12.9% (4) |
Disease Duration | |
 < 1 year | 64.5% (20) |
 1–5 years | 22.6% (7) |
 > 5 years | 6.5% (2) |
 Unknown | 6.5% (2) |
Previous Metal Stent | 9.7% (3) |
Previous Plastic Stent Mean ± stdev | 1 ± 2 |
History of Sphincterotomy | 100% (31) |