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. 2020 Jan 8;8(1):E59–E63. doi: 10.1055/a-0967-4718

Table 1. Study population characteristics.

Number
Age 75 (range 68 – 88)
Sex

  • Woman

 11 (100 %)
Type endoscope

  • Radial

  8 (76.7 %)

  • Curvilinear

  3 (27.3 %)
EUS indication

  • Diagnostic

 11 (100 %)

  • Pancreatic mass

  5 (45 %)

  • Choledocholithiasis

  2 (18 %)

  • Cholestasis

  2 (18 %)

  • Ampullary tumor

  1 (9 %)

  • Cholangiocarcinoma

  1 (9 %)
Perforation location

  • UDF

  9 (81 %)

  • Descending part of the duodenum

  1 (9 %)

  • LDF

  1 (9 %)
Risk factor

  • Stenosis

  3 (27.3 %)

  • Ulcer

  2 (18 %)

  • Angulation

  1 (9 %)

EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; UDF, upper duodenal flexure; LDF, lower duodenal flexure