Table 1. characteristics of patients with idiopathic pancreatitis.
Age (years, mean ± SD)* | 30.4 ± 18.6 |
Male, N (%)* | 65 (56.0%) |
Clinical findings, N (%)† | |
Pain | 58 (69.0%) |
Weight loss | 4 (4.8%) |
Abdominal discomfort | 2 (2.4%) |
Portal hypertension | 1 (1.2%) |
Steatorrhea | 1 (1.2%) |
Imaging Findings, N (%)† | |
Pancreatic duct stenosis or dilation | 26 (31.0%) |
Pancreatic duct stones | 9 (10.7%) |
Pancreatic duct pseudocyst | 9 (10.7%) |
Pancreatic duct calcification | 9 (10.7%) |
Others‡ | 3 (3.6%) |
*Age and gender information were acquired from the entire study population (n=116); †Clinical and imaging findings were obtained from only 84 patients; ‡Included annular pancreas, pancreatic divisum, and anomalous union of pancreaticobiliary duct.