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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2019; 11(11): 523-530
Published online Nov 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i11.523
Published online Nov 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i11.523
Table 1 Summary of patient demographics
n = 77 | |
Average age (yr) | 58.7 |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 45 (58.4) |
Female | 32 (41.6) |
Race, n (%) | |
Hispanic | 56 (72.7) |
Asian | 8 (10.4) |
Caucasian | 4 (5.2) |
African-American | 5 (6.5) |
Not stated | 4 (5.2) |
Average MELD-Na | 14 |
Childs-Pugh Class, n (%) | |
A | 31 (40.3) |
B | 34 (44.2) |
C | 11 (14.3) |
Unreported | 1 (1.3) |
Etiology for cirrhosis, n (%) | |
Pyogenic cholangitis | 13 (16.9) |
NASH | 14 (18.2) |
Malignancy | 7 (9.1) |
Alcoholism | 28 (36.4) |
Hepatitis B virus | 10 (13) |
Hepatitis C virus | 9 (11.7) |
PBC/PSC | 2 (2.6) |
Autoimmune hepatitis | 3 (3.9) |
Cryptogenic/unknown | 11 (14.3) |
Table 2 Summary of included procedures and procedure-related complications
n = 77 | |
Procedure type, n (%) | |
EUS-guided FNA/FNB/liver biopsy | 14 (16.9) |
ERCP | 63 (74) |
Indication for procedure, n (%) | |
Biliary stricture | 12 (15.6) |
Biliary leak | 11 (14.3) |
Choledocholithiasis | 38 (49.4) |
Cholelithiasis | 8 (10.4) |
Cholangitis | 4 (5.2) |
Gallstone pancreatitis | 3 (3.9) |
Obstruction secondary to mass | 8 (10.4) |
Obstruction secondary to stent issue | 1 (1.3) |
CBD dilatation w/o known mass | 1 (1.3) |
Biopsy of mass | 12 (15.6) |
Liver biopsy | 3 (3.9) |
Interventions employed, n (%) | |
Stone removal | 38 (49.3) |
Stent placement/removal | 53 (68.8) |
Sphincterotomy | 22 (28.5) |
FNA/FNB | 10 (13) |
Liver biopsy | 3 (3.9) |
Spyglass cholangioscopy | 24 (31.2) |
EHL | 13 (16.9) |
Laser lithotripsy | 5 (6.5) |
Needle-knife papillotomy | 6 (7.8) |
Complications, n (%) | |
Infection | 5 (6.5) |
Gastrointestinal bleeding | 6 (7.8) |
Bile leak | 1 (1.3) |
Pancreatitis | 0 (0) |
- Citation: Yoo T, Epistola R, Epistola J, Ku L, Fleischman MW, Reicher S, Eysselein VE, Hou LA. Evaluating the risk of adverse events with interventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound procedures in cirrhotic patients. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2019; 11(11): 523-530
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v11/i11/523.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v11.i11.523