Clinical Study

Stent Selection for Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections: A Multicenter Study in China

Table 1

Characteristics of patients with pancreatic fluid collections.

Acute PPChronic PPWOPNTotal
( ) ( ) ( )( )

Gender, men, (%)47 (50.5)5 (5.4)8 (8.6)60 (64.5)
Age, median (IQR), y47 (10–73)56 (16–77)53 (32–79)49 (10–79)
Etiology,
 Gallstones365950
 Alcohol100515
 Idiopathic5129
 Hyperlipidemia2002
 Trauma2002
 Others113115
Location,
 Pancreatic head242430
 Pancreatic body/tail4371363
Symptom,
 Abdominal pain284537
 Abdominal distension143522
 Enlarging cyst101213
 Fever4149
 Asymptomatic6017
 Others5005
Median diameter (cm)11.5 ± 5.010.2 ± 3.511.9 ± 5.211.5 ± 4.9

Acute PP: acute pseudocyst, chronic PP: chronic pseudocyst, and WOPN: walled-off pancreatic necrosis.