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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2014; 20(46): 17468-17475
Published online Dec 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17468
Published online Dec 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17468
Table 1 Clinical and demographic data of 36 patients with pancreas divisum and acute recurrent pancreatitis at the time of the enrollment into the study
Previous RAP (14 pts) | Recent RAP (22 pts) | P value | |
Male/female | 6/8 | 7/15 | 0.72 |
Age (yr), mean ± SD | 52.0 ± 12.6 | 55.6 ± 10.4 | 0.35 |
Episodes of pancreatitis (mean ± SD) | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.2 | 0.14 |
Duration of the disease (yr), mean ± SD | 3.6 ± 1.9 | 3.4 ± 1.5 | 0.73 |
Table 2 Follow-up results in 33 patients with pancreas divisum and previous and recent recurrent acute pancreatitisaccording to dilatation or non-dilatation of the main pancreatic duct detected at the time of the enrollment into the study n (%)
Table 3 Demographics, characteristics of the disease and endoscopic ultrasonography signs of chronic pancreatitis development in patients assigned endotherapy able to achieve dorsal duct drainage n (%)
Successful endotherapy1(14 pts) | Unsuccessful endotherapy2(5 pts) | P value | |
Male/female | 11/3 | 4/1 | 1.0 |
Age (yr), mean ± SD | 55.3 ± 7.9 | 55.0 ± 21.1 | 0.5 |
No. of episodes of AP before study, yr, mean ± SD | 3.4 (1.3) | 3.4 (1.1) | 0.8 |
Duration of ARP before enrollment (yr), mean ± SD | 3.2 (1.6) | 3.8 (1.3) | 0.3 |
Duration of post-enrollment follow-up (yr), mean ± SD | 4.1 (1.3) | 4.8 (1.1) | 0.7 |
EUS signs of CP | 6 (42.8) | 5 (100) | 0.04 |
Duration of disease between the first attack of AP and the diagnosis of CP (yr), mean ± SD | 5.6 (1.3) | 6.1 (1.7) | 0.7 |
Table 4 Endoscopic ultrasonography signs of chronic pancreatitis in patients with pancreas divisum and previous or recent recurrent acute pancreatitisin relation to the pancreatic stenting n (%)
- Citation: Mariani A, Di Leo M, Petrone MC, Arcidiacono PG, Giussani A, Zuppardo RA, Cavestro GM, Testoni PA. Outcome of endotherapy for pancreas divisum in patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(46): 17468-17475
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i46/17468.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17468