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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2017; 23(39): 7110-7118
Published online Oct 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i39.7110
Published online Oct 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i39.7110
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients who underwent endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural drainage n (%)
| characteristics | Value |
| Age, yr | |
| mean (SD) | 54.7 (15.5) |
| Range | 15-89 |
| Median | 56 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 73 (70.9) |
| Female | 30 (29.1) |
| Type of pancreatitis | |
| Acute pancreatitis | 46(44.6) |
| Chronic pancreatitis | 38 (36.9) |
| Other | 19 (18.4) |
| Etiology of PFC | |
| Alcohol | 51 (49.5) |
| Idiopathic | 17 (16.5) |
| Gallstones | 15 (14.5) |
| Trauma | 6 (5.9) |
| Post-surgery (pancreatic fistula) | 7 (6.8) |
| Post-ERCP | 3 (2.9) |
| Pancreatic cancer | 4 (3.9) |
| Category of PFC | |
| WON | 40 (38.8) |
| Pancreatic pseudocyst | 11 (10.7) |
| Chronic pseudocyst | 33 (32.0) |
| Others (cancer/trauma/fistula) | 19 (18.5) |
| Main location of cavity | |
| Head | 19 (18.4) |
| Body or tail | 84 (81.6) |
| Size of cavity, mm (long axis) | |
| mean (SD) | 104.4 (49.0) |
| Range | 30-246 |
| Median | 100 |
- Citation: Watanabe Y, Mikata R, Yasui S, Ohyama H, Sugiyama H, Sakai Y, Tsuyuguchi T, Kato N. Short- and long-term results of endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural drainage for pancreatic pseudocysts and walled-off necrosis. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(39): 7110-7118
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i39/7110.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i39.7110