Table 2.
Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis (single arm).
| Author, year, country | Design | No. | Age | Males | Etiologies | Type of PFC | Dimensions (cm) | Location of PFC | Intervention | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter et al. [20], 2015, Netherlands | Prospective | 61 | 55 | 38 | Gallstones 19 Alcohol 22 Idiopathic 9 Postsurgical 6 Other 5 |
PP 15 WON 46 |
9 median | Head 7 Neck 4 Body 35 Tail 11 Entire 2 |
Hot-AXIOS 15 × 10 mm, 10 × 10 mm | NA |
| Gornals et al. [22], 2015, Spain | Retrospective | 12 | 52.5 | 9 | Alcohol 5 Idiopathic 2 Lithiasis 5 |
WON 13 | 12.4 | NA | AXIOS 15 × 10 mm, 10 × 10 mm |
13th month |
| Shah et al. [3], 2015, international | Prospective | 33 | 53 | 18 | Gallstones 6 Alcohol 6 Postsurgical 4 Idiopathic 15 Other 2 |
WON 11 PP 22 |
9 | NA | AXIOS 15 × 10 mm, 10 × 10 mm | NA |
| Rinninella et al. [24], 2015, Italy | Retrospective | 93 | 60 | 71 | Gallstones 28 Alcohol 23 Idiopathic 17 Postsurgical 5 Chronic pancreatitis 13 Other 7 |
PP 18 WON 75 |
10 median | NA | Hot-AXIOS 15 × 10 mm, 10 × 10 mm | 320th day |
| Sharaiha et al. [23], 2016, USA | Retrospective | 124 | 54.2 | 75 | Gallstones 59 Alcohol 25 Idiopathic 16 Trauma 6 Autoimmune 4 Other 14 |
WON 124 | 10.5 | Head 14 Body/tail 110 |
AXIOS 15 × 10 mm, 10 × 10 mm |
4th month |
| Yoo et al. [25], 2017, USA | Retrospective | 25 | 50 | 14 | Gallstones 10 Alcohol 7 Other 8 |
PP 3 WON 22 |
8.2 | Head 3 Body/tail 22 |
AXIOS 15 × 10 mm, 10 × 10 mm | 7.8th month |
| Bekkali et al. [19], 2017, UK | Retrospective | 32 | 57 | 18 | Gallstones 20 Alcohol 3 Other 9 |
WON 32 | 15 | NA | Hot-AXIOS 15 × 10 mm | NA |
| Aburajab et al. [27], 2018, USA | Retrospective | 24 | 54 | 17 | Gallstones 8 Alcohol 9 Idiopathic 3 Other 4 |
PP 24 | 10 | Head 2 Body/tail 22 |
AXIOS 15 × 10 mm | NA |
| Adler et al. [28], 2018, USA | Retrospective | 80 | 53.1 | 48 | Gallstone 39 Alcohol 24 Idiopathic 6 Drug 2 Autoimmune 1 Hypertriglyceridemia 8 |
PP 12 WON 68 |
11.8 | Head 4 Body/tail 76 |
Cold-AXIOS, 15 × 10 mm, 10 × 10 mm | 6th month |
| Anderloni et al. [29], 2018, Italy | Retrospective | 19 | 64.3 | 7 | Alcohol pancreatitis 2 Gallstone pancreatitis 10 Idiopathic pancreatitis 5 Postsurgical 2 |
PP 16 WON 3 |
10.2 | NA | Hot-AXIOS 15 × 10 mm, 10 × 10 mm | 426.5-day |
| Yang et al. [30], 2018, USA | Retrospective | 122 | 50.9 | 79 | NA | PP 58 WON 64 |
10.6 | NA | Hot-AXIOS 15 × 10 mm, 10 × 10 mm | 84th day |
| Song et al. [32],2019, Korea | Prospective | 34 | 51.7 | 26 | Gallstones 4 Alcohol 16 Postsurgical 13 Hypertriglyceridemia 1 |
PP 34 | 9.23 | NA | Niti-S SPAXUS | NA |
PFC: pancreatic fluid collections; PP: pancreatic pseudocyst; WON: walled-off necrosis.