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. 2024 Aug 7;16(8):e66378. doi: 10.7759/cureus.66378

Table 2. Comparison of patients with and without improvement in endocrine dysfunction post-endotherapy.

CBD, common bile duct; Hba1C, glycosylated hemoglobin; MPD, main pancreatic duct

n = 60 Improvement (n = 15) No improvement (n = 45) p-value
Age (mean ± SD) years 43.2 ±14.3 46.2 ± 12.3 0.14
Male, n (%) 12 (80%) 30 (66.6%) 0.651
Etiology: idiopathic alcoholic 11 (73.3%); 4 (26.6%) 10 (22.2%); 29 (64.4%) 0.004
MPD diameter (mean ± SD) mm 6.24 ±1.17 5.14 ± 1.6 0.051
Intraductal calculi, n (%) 6 (40%) 19 (42.2%) 0.416
Dominant stricture, n (%) 4 (26.6%) 12 (26.6%) 0.545
CBD stricture, n (%) 1 (6.6%) 2 (4.4%) 0.384
Pseudocyst, n (%) 1 (6.6%) 2 (4.4%) 0.756
Steatorrhea, n (%) (prior to endotherapy) 2 (13.3%) 24 (53.3%) 0.007
HbA1c (post-endotherapy) g/dl 6.38 ± 1.64 8.07 ± 1.84 <0.001