Table 1.
Patient characteristics before total pancreatectomy with autologous islet cell transplantation
| Variable | Low-yield group (n = 8) | High-yield group (n = 9) | P value |
| Female sex (n) | 8 | 5 | 0.08 |
| Mean age (years) | 38.8 ± 4.9 | 41.2 ± 3.2 | 0.67 |
| Body weight (kg) | 64.7 ± 5.9 | 77.9 ± 4.5 | 0.09 |
| Body mass index (m2/kg) | 24.7 ± 2.5 | 27.4 ± 1.1 | 0.36 |
| Body surface area (m2) | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.9 ± 0.1 | 0.07 |
| Cause of pancreatitis | 0.06 | ||
| Idiopathic (n) | 2 | 7 | |
| Other (n) | 6 | 2 | |
| Duration of symptoms (years) | 7.4 ± 1.7 | 6.6 ± 1.0 | 0.71 |
| Previous pancreatic operations (n) | 3∗ | 0 | 0.08 |
| Pain score | 7.8 ± 0.9 | 7.8 ± 0.6 | 0.88 |
| Morphine equivalent requirements (mg/day) | 323 ± 89 | 267 ± 67 | 0.62 |
| Pain pattern | 0.58 | ||
| Constant (n) | 6 | 8 | |
| Intermittent (n) | 2 | 1 | |
| Current smoker (n) | 1 | 4 | 0.29 |
| History of alcohol abuse (n) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) | 5.6 ± 0.2 | 5.6 ± 0.7 | 0.99 |
| History of diabetes treatment (n) | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Image studies before islet transplantation | |||
| Pancreatic findings of TA-US (n) | 2 | 1 | 0.58 |
| Pancreatic findings of CT (n) | 7 | 2 | 0.02 |
| Cambridge classification for ERCP | 3.8 ± 0.2 | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 0.03 |
| Number of positive EUS criteria | 6.0 ± 0.8 | 3.5 ± 0.4 | 0.04 |
∗Previous operations included Whipple resection, gastrostomy, and Puestow procedure.
TA-US indicates transabdominal ultrasonography; CT, computed tomography; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; EUS, endoscopic ultrasonography.