Endoscopic palliation of inoperable Klatskin tumour

Aim: The optimal treatment of inoperable Klatskin tumour is biliary stenting. Our aim was to assess, by means of retrospective analysis, the survival factors of patients treated with endoscopic stent insertion and to find out if the use of metal or plastic stents makes any difference in survival rate and the frequency of cholangitis. Method: Analysis period: 2009 – 2012. Inclusion criterion: inoperable Klatskin tumour. The number of patients was not sufficient to yield a statistical answer to the first question. Therefore we grouped and analysed the data from two aspects. Age: < 80 years, > 80 years; Survival: <…