EUS-guided drainage is more successful in pancreatic pseudocysts compared with abscesses

Table 2 Results for patients with abscesses

Patient age and gender	Etiology	Cyst size (cm)	No. of stents	Complication	Follow-up (mo)	Final result
(76)F	Gallstone	7 × 7	3 (7F)	No	37	Total regression
(32)M	Alcohol	5 × 4	Aspiration	No	36	Total regression
(57)M	Alcohol	5 × 5	1 (10F)	Bleeding	32	Operation
(68)F	Gallstone	18 × 13	5 (7F) + 1 naso-cystic	No	30	Total regression
(51)M	Hyperlipidemia	8 × 5	2 (7F)	Pneumoperitoneum	25	Regression, pneumo-peritoneum during a second procedure, operation
(53)F	Alcohol	7 × 5	Aspiration	No	18	Total regression
(64)M	Gallstone	23 × 10	1 (10F), 3 (7F), 1 naso-cystic	No	15	Total regression
(63)F	Postoperative abscess	6 × 5	1 (7F), 1 naso-cystic	Pneumomediastinum	10	Conservative treatment, total regression
(39)M	Systemic lupus erythematosus	12 × 7	Aspiration	No	3	Regression, death due to renal insufficiency
(67)M	Idiopathic	20 × 6	1 (10F), 1 (7F)	No	5	Total regression