The Development of Endoscopic Techniques for Treatment of Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis: A Single-Center Experience

Table 1

Characteristics of the patients with WOPN who underwent endoscopic treatment.

	All patients ()
Age, mean (range)	50.97 (21–85)
Sex, n, men (%)	71 (70.3%)
Etiology, n (%)
Alcoholic	61 (60.4%)
Nonalcoholic	40 (39.6%)
WOPN size (cm), mean (range)	12.4 (5.0–36.3)
WOPN type, n (%)
Pancreatic parenchymal necrosis alone	23 (22.77%)
Peripancreatic necrosis alone	10 (9.90%)
Both pancreatic and peripancreatic necroses	68 (67.33%)
Time from the acute bout of pancreatitis (weeks), mean (range)	19.17 (3–80)
Main indication to start endotherapy, n (%)
Infected necrosis	31 (30.69%)
Abdominal pain	96 (95.05%)
Gastrointestinal obstruction	40 (39.60%)
Jaundice	8 (7.92%)
Weight loss	38 (37.62%)