Endoscopic ultrasound-guided ethanol ablation therapy for tumors

Table 1 Summary of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided ethanol ablation for pancreatic cystic tumor

Ref.	n	Median size, mm (range)	Ablative agents	Complete resolution	Complications
Gan et al[17]	25	19.4 (6-30)	Ethanol	35%	None
Oh et al[20]	14	25.5 (17-52)	Ethanol and paclitaxel	79%	Acute pancreatitis (n = 1)
					Hyperamylasemia (n = 6)
					Vague abdominal pain (n = 1)
Oh et al[21]	10	29.5 (20-68)	Ethanol and paclitaxel	60%	Mild pancreatitis (n = 1)
DeWitt et al[18]	42	22.4 (10-58)	Saline vs ethanol	33%	Abdominal pain at 2 h (n = 2)
					Abdominal pain at 7 d (n = 5)
					Pancreatitis (n = 1)
					Acystic bleeding (n = 1)
Oh et al[22]	52	31.8 (17-68)	Ethanol and paclitaxel	62%	Fever (n = 1)
					Vague abdominal discomfort (n = 1)
					Mild pancreatitis (n = 1)
					Splenic vein obliteration (n = 1)