No of patients | 101 |
Mean (SD) age (y) | 73.2 (12.5) |
Age range (y) | 39–95 |
Sex (M/F) | 49/52 |
Percentage weight loss | |
Mean (SD) | 9.1 (6.9) |
Range | 0–27 |
Diagnosis (%) | |
Cancer of the pancreatic head | 65 (64.3) |
Cholangiocarcinoma | 21 (20.8) |
Ampullary cancer | 3 (3.0) |
Metastatic lymph nodes | 12 (11.9) |
Tumour size in mm | |
Mean (SD) | 33.8 (13.9) |
Median | 30 |
Range | (10–80) |
No of patients with liver metastases (%) | 28 (27.7) |
Mean (SD) bilirubinaemia before first stent (normal <17 μmol/l) | 248.7 (163.8) |