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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pancreas. 2017 Jul;46(6):764–769. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000848

TABLE 4.

Benefit of Endoscopic Interventions in Pediatric ARP and CP

Intervention ARP, n = 155
n (%)		 CP, n = 146
n (%)		 P
Therapeutic ERCP performed 21 (14) 96 (66) <0.0001*
 Helpful for at least one indication     9/16 (56)     44/83 (53)     0.812
Biliary sphincterotomy performed 11/151 (7) 36/136 (26) <0.0001*
 Helpful     6/10 (60)     12/30 (40)     0.300
Biliary stenting performed 2/151 (1) 11/138 (8) 0.006*
 Helpful     2/2 (100)     3/10 (30)     –
Pancreatic sphincterotomy performed 4/151 (3) 68/138 (49) <0.0001*
 Helpful     2/4 (50)     33/66 (50)     –
Pancreatic duct stenting performed 6/151 (4) 60/137 (44) <0.0001*
 Helpful     2/5 (40)     28/57 (49)     –
Pancreatic stone removal performed 1/151 (1) 30/137 (22) <0.0001*
 Helpful     1/1 (100)     18/18 (100)     –
*

Statistically significant.

ARP: acute recurrent pancreatitis, CP: chronic pancreatitis, ERCP: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.