Capillary refill time as a guide for operational decision-making process of autoimmune pancreatitis: Preliminary results

Table 1 Demographic features of the patients with autoimmune pancreatitis

Sex	Age (yr)	Presentation	Diagnostic tests	Findings	CRT (s)	Surgery
Patient 1, F	69	Jaundice, epigastric pain	Doppler US, CT	4 cm × 4 cm solid mass, Pancreatic head, LAPs	0.80	PPPD
Patient 2, M	61	Epigastric pain, weight loss, jaundice	ERCP, CT	Pancreatic head mass (4 cm × 3 cm), obstruction of the CBD, invasion of SMV	1.35	PPPD
Patient 3, M	34	Jaundice, pruritis, fatigue	ERCP, CT	Periampullary solid mass 2 cm × 3 cm in size	0.68	Biopsy
Patient 4, M	56	Fatty stool, epigastric pain, weight loss	Doppler US, PET-CT	Diffuse swelling of the pancreas	0.58	Biopsy
Patient 5, M	42	Epigastric pain, weight loss, fatty stool	Doppler US, CT, EU	Periampullary solid mass (2 cm × 2 cm)	0.75	Biopsy
Patient 6, F	58	Mild epigastric pain, weight loss	CT, MRI,	Diffuse swelling and 2 cm × 2.5 cm solid mass in pancreatic head	0.77	PPPD
Patient 7, M	45	epigastric and back pain, weight loss	CT, MRI, EU	Diffuse swelling and mass formation 2 cm × 3 cm in size	0.69	Biopsy
Patient 8, M	53	Epigastric pain, weight loss, jaundice	ERCP, MRI	Pancreatic head mass (3 cm × 3 cm), obstruction of the CBD	1.26	PPPD

F: Female; M: Male; CRT: Capillary-refill time; US: Ultrasound; CT: Computed tomography; ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; EU: Endoscopic ultrasound; LAP: Lymphadenopathy; SMV: Superior mesenteric vein; CBD: Common bile duct; PPPD: Pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy.