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Table 3 complications related to the procedure

From: Safety and efficacy of self-expandable metallic stent combined with 125I brachytherapy for the treatment of malignant obstructive jaundice

Complications

All

(n=59)

Brachytherapy group(n=34)

Control group(n=25)

P value

Cholangitis

3 (5.1%)

2 (5.9%)

1 (4%)

1.000

Pancreatitis

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

-

Self-limited hemobilia

2 (3.4%)

2 (5.9%)

0 (0%)

0.503

Stent or seeds migration

1 (1.7%)

1 (2.9%)

0 (0%)

1.000

Severe abdominal pain

5 (8.5%)

3 (8.8%)

2 (8%)

1.000

Liver abscess

1 (1.7%)

1 (2.9%)

0 (0%)

1.000