Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2010; 16(15): 1890-1895
Published online Apr 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1890
Table 1 Characteristics of patients with branch duct type IPMN
Total (n = 145)Resection (n = 33)Non-resection (n = 112)
Age (mean ± SD) (yr)66.3 ± 10.263.9 ± 10.567.0 ± 10.1
NS
Male:female79:6620:1359:53
NS
Median diameter of cystic lesion (mm)20.1 ± 13.023.8 ± 11.519 ± 13.3
P < 0.05
Median diameter of MPD (mm)2.2 ± 2.33.6 ± 3.31.7 ± 1.8
P < 0.01
Median diameter of mural nodule (mm)1.6 ± 5.35.8 ± 9.80.3 ± 1.6
P < 0.01