Table 2.
Resolution of pancreatic duct strictures after the first placement of a fully covered self-expandable metal stent
| Case no. | Duration of stenting (mo) |
Diameter of the stricture (cm) |
Diameter of the dilated segment1 (cm) |
||
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||
| 1 | 3 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 4.9 |
| 2 | 10 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 12.1 | 8.7 |
| 3 | 6 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 11.3 | 7.1 |
| 4 | 6 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 6.4 |
| 5 | 6 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 5.0 |
| 6 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| 7 | 6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 6.1 |
| 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| mean ± SD | 62 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 2.8 ± 0.9 | 8.4 ± 2.5 | 6.3 ± 1.6 |
| P value | NA | 0.017 | 0.018 | ||
1
The diameter was measured at the dilated segment upstream of the pancreatic duct stricture;
2
Expressed as a median value. NA: Not applicable.