Table VI.

Effects of EPS in patients with previous pancreatitis or acute pancreatitis

		Post-ERCP pancreatitis†
	EPS	+	−	P value*
Previous post-ERCP pancreatitis (+)	Performed	2 (22.2%)	7 (77.8%)	0.07
	Not performed	31 (45.6%)	26 (54.4%)
Previous acute pancreatitis (+)	Performed	3(20.0%)	12 (80.0%)	0.18
	Not performed	12 (40.0%)	18 (60.0%)
Previous pancreatitis (−)	Performed	4 (3.8%)	102 (96.2%)	0.42
	Not performed	40 (5.7%)	666 (94.3%)

^†+ (present); − (absent).

^*P values were calculated by Fisher’s exact test.

EPS: endoscopic pancreatic stenting; ERCP: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.