Research Article
Safety and Efficacy of a Small J-Tipped Guidewire for Pancreatic Duct Endoscopic Intervention
| | | Small J GW | Angle GW | P value | | | (n = 114) | (n = 180) | |
| | Patients characteristics | | | | | Age, median (range), y | 69 (19–89) | 72 (33–90) | 0.17 | | Female sex, n (%) | 43 (38) | 79 (44) | 0.24 | | Disease, n (%) | | | | | Pancreatic cancer | 11 (10) | 36 (20) | 0.02 | | Pancreatic cystic tumor | 41 (36) | 53 (30) | 0.25 | | Chronic pancreatitis | 31 (27) | 25 (14) | 0.006 | | Biliary disease | 25 (22) | 62 (34) | 0.03 | | Others | 6 (5) | 4 (2) | 0.19 | | Findings of pancreatic duct | | | | | Flexion angle < 90°, n (%) | 59 (52) | 70 (39) | 0.04 | | Stenosis, n (%) | 23 (20) | 34 (19) | 0.88 |
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EPS, endoscopic pancreatic stent; ENPD, endoscopic nasopancreatic drainage.
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