Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage without Fluoroscopic Guidance for Extraluminal Complicated Cysts

Table 2

Comparison of outcomes among five studies of endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of extraluminal complicated cysts without fluoroscopic guidance.

	Our study	Rana et al., 2013 [8]	Seicean et al., 2011 [9]	Hadithi and Bruno, 2014 [11]	Puri et al., 2010 [10]
Type of study	Retrospective	Retrospective	Prospective	Retrospective	Retrospective
Number of cases (male)	17 (11)	20 (16)	24 (17)	8 (6)	14 (11)
Mean age in years (range)	(14–76)	(21–52)	(17–71)	55.5 (21–74)	42 (32–55)
Type of complicated cysts	PFC (),; pelvic abscess ()	WOPN	PFC	Pelvic abscess	Pelvic abscess
Median size of lesion, mm		100
Size < 6 cm in diameter (%)	8/17 (47)	2/20 (10)	7/24 (29.2)	2/8 (25)	14/17 (17.6)
Diameter of inserted stent (Fr)	7	7	7 or 8.5	7	10
Number of inserted stents (cases)	1 (14); 2 (2)	2 (18); 3 (2)	1 or 2	1 (6); 2 (2)	1 (9)
Technical success (%)	94.1	100	83.3	100	100^†
Clinical success (%)	100	95	79.1	100	100
Complications (%)	0	0	16.7	0	0
Recurrence (%)	11.7	0	0	0	7.1
Median follow-up period, months (range)	9 (3–28)	14 (6–22)	18 (2–30)	38 (12–52)	6

17 procedures were performed in 15 patients; ^†5 patients were cured by aspiration only with or without repeated saline flushing and therefore, a stent was not placed; PFC: peripancreatic fluid collection; WOPN: walled-off pancreatic necrosis.