Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Variables | Endoscopic (ECG; n=35) | Surgical (SCG; n=20) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| Range | 11-62 | 15-65 | 0.54 |
| Median | 37 | 37 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male/female | 28/7 | 18/2 | 0.46 |
| Etiology | |||
| Alcoholic | 12 | 9 | 0.18 |
| Biliary | 6 | 7 | |
| Traumatic | 7 | 2 | |
| Idiopathic | 10 | 2 | |
| TLC (cells/cumm) | |||
| Range | 4600-26,100 | 5300-22,400 | 0.003 |
| 4000-11,000 | 27 | 7 | |
| >11000 | 8 | 13 | |
| Haemoglobin (g/dl) | |||
| <6/6-8/>8 | 0/1/34 | 1/0/19 | 1.00 |
| Serum albumin (g/dl) | |||
| <2.8/2.8-3.5/>3.5 | 10/19/6 | 5/9/6 | 0.538 |
| Number of pseudocysts | |||
| Single/multiple | 30/5 | 18/2 | 1.000 |
| Maximum pseudocyst size (cm) | |||
| Range | 6-22 | 8-22 | 0.001 |
| <10/10-20/>20 | 20/12/3 | 2/17/1 | |
| Presence of splenic vein compression | |||
| Yes/no | 3/32 | 2/18 | 1.00 |
| Presence of necrosis | |||
| Yes#/no | 11/24 | 14/6 | 0.01 |
#Classified as WON as per recent Atlanta classification. WON: Walled off necrosis, ECG: Endoscopic cystogastrostomy, SCG: Surgical cystogastrostomy, TLC: Total leucocyte count