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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Apr 16, 2013; 5(4): 141-147
Published online Apr 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i4.141
Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria of patients treated with endoscopic ultrasound-guided cryotherm ablation
Inclusion criteriaExclusion criteria
Age > 18 yrSevere alteration of hemostasis
Able to give consent for the procedureUnwilling or unable to give consent
Pregnancy
PLT > 100  000/μLInfection and/or severe leucopenia
INR < 1.5Acute pancreatitis
Unresectable locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma already treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapyDistant metastasis