Table 2.
Imaging characteristics.
| Variables | Both Cohorts (n = 27) | Early Endoscopic Removal ≤ 3 (n = 20) |
Late Endoscopic Removal > 3 (n = 7) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of calculi, n (%) | 0.29 | |||
| Few (<3) | 6 (22.2%) | 3 (15%) | 3 (42.9%) | |
| Multiple (≥3) | 21 (77.8%) | 17 (85%) | 4 (58.1%) | |
| Location of calculi | ||||
| Head | 14 (51.9%) | 10 (50%) | 4 (57.1%) | 1 |
| Body | 5 (18.5%) | 5 (25%) | 0 (0) | 0.283 |
| Diffuse | 9 (33.3%) | 6 (30%) | 3 (42.9%) | 0.653 |
| Maximum diameter of calculi, median (IQR), mm | 9 (7.5,13.5) | 8.5 (7,13) | 19 (11.5,19.5) | 0.012 |
| Stone density, mean (SD), HU | 1055 (393.4) | 964.6 (382.3) | 1313.3 (320.6) | 0.041 |
| MPD size, mean (SD), mm | 9.4 (3.5) | 8.9 (2.9) | 10.7 (4.9) | 0.248 |
| Splenic vein thrombosis, n (%) |
22 (81.5%) | 5 (25) | 0 (0) | 0.283 |
| Pancreatic tail atrophy, n (%) |
15 (55.6%) | 10 (50) | 5 (71.4) | 0.408 |
IQR: interquartile range; HU: Hounsfield units; MPD: main pancreatic duct; SD: standard deviation.