Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided drainage for patients with symptomatic obstruction and enlargement of the pancreatic duct

Table 1 Clinical and pathologic characteristics of 94 patients who underwent endoscopic ultrasonography-guided drainage of the pancreatic duct between June 2002 and April 2014 n (%)

Clinical/pathological characteristics	Values
Patients, n	94
Age (yr), mean (range)	54 (28–87)
Sex ratio, M:F	60:34
Interventions, n	111
Duration of the procedure (min), mean (range)	21 (15–69)
Indication for EUS-guided pancreatography, n	94
Indication for EUS-guided drainage, n	83
Indication for EUPD, n	94
Chronic pancreatitis	35 (37.2)
Previous surgical intervention with fluid retention in the pancreatic duct	30 (31.9)
Pancreas divisum	15 (16.0)
Disconnected pancreatic tail syndrome	9 (9.6)
Persistent postoperative fistula	5 (5.3)
EUPD, n	83
Success rate	47 (56.6)
Route of access (n = 47)
Transpapillary	21 (44.7)
Transgastric	26 (55.3)

EUS: Endoscopic ultrasonography; EUPD: EUS-guided drainage of the pancreatic duct.