Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and interventions of patients (n = 27).
| Variables | Total (n = 27) | Early Endoscopic Removal ≤ 3 (n = 20) |
Late Endoscopic Removal > 3 (n = 7) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics of patients | ||||
| Age, mean (SD), y | 44 (9.6) | 44.1 (9.7) | 43.9 (9.9) | 0.963 |
| Male, sex, n (%) | 20 (74.1) | 16 (80) | 4 (57.1) | 0.328 |
| BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 20.6 (3.7) | 20.3 (4.1) | 21.6 (2.6) | 0.443 |
| Etiology of pancreatitis, n (%) | ||||
| Alcohol | 16 (59.3) | 12 (60) | 4 (57.1) | 0.902 |
| Others | 11 (40.3) | 8 (40) | 3 (42.9) | |
| Symptoms, n (%) | ||||
| Abdominal pain | 27 (100%) | 20 (100%) | 7 (100%) | N/A |
| Weight loss | 11 (40.7) | 10 (50%) | 1 (14.3%) | 0.183 |
| Steatorrhea | 6 (22.2) | 4 (20%) | 2 (28.6) | 0.633 |
| Interventions, n (%) | ||||
| Pre-ESWL ERCP | 15 (55.6%) | 10 (50%) | 5 (71.4%) | 0.408 |
| PD stent placement | 23 (85.2%) | 18 (90%) | 5 (71.4%) | 0.269 |
| MPD stricture | 18 (66.7%) | 13 (65%) | 5 (71.4%) | 1 |
| Total No. of post-ESWL ERCP, median (IQR) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–2.2) | 4 (3–5.5) | <0.001 |
| Total No. of ESWL, median (IQR) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–2.5) | 4 (2.5–5.5) | 0.122 |
| No. of shock, median (IQR) | 4501 (3000–5000) |
4750 (3000–5000) |
3856 (3071–4875) |
0.749 |
SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index, pre-ESWL ERCP: pre-extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; PD stricture: pancreatic duct stricture; PD stent: pancreatic duct stent, ESWL: extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; IQR: interquartile range.