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. 2023 Feb 2;11(2):E162–E168. doi: 10.1055/a-2005-3679

Table 3. Characteristics of 169 EUS procedures across 141 patients.

Variable Total no. EUS (n = 169)
Location of EUS – n (%) 1

  • Tertiary referral center

 125 (74 %)

  • Referring hospital

  44 (26 %)
Drainage prior to EUS – n (%)

  • Stent by ERCP

  65 (39 %)

  • Percutaneous drain (PTCD)

  10 (6 %)

  • PTCD and stent by ERCP

   1 (1 %)
Cholangitis < 1 month prior to EUS – n (%)   8 (5 %)
Indication for EUS – n (%)

  • Assessment of suspicious bile duct mass

  74 (44 %)

  • LN assessment due to suspicious LN on imaging

  68 (40 %)

  • Liver transplantation screening

  17 (10 %)

  • Resectability assessment

  10 (6 %)
Any LN described at EUS – n (%) 117 (69 %)

EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; PTCD, percutaneous drain; LN, lymph node.

1

A total of three EUS procedures were performed in four patients (3 %), two EUS procedures in 20 patients (14 %) and only one EUS procedure in 117 patients (83 %).