Table 1

Outcomes of 39 patients who underwent the drainage procedure with CT guidance

OutcomeFrequency, %*
Follow-up, mean ± SD (range), mo9.32 ± 6.78 (2–29)
Additional drainage
 Total required18 (46.2)
 Endoscopy only15 (83.3)
 IR and endoscopy2 (11.1)
 OR1 (5.6)
Subtype of PFC
 WON11 (61.1)
 Pseudocyst7 (38.9)
Outcomes at follow up (n = 34)†
 Symptoms
 Asymptomatic18 (53.0)
 Ongoing symptoms16 (47.0)
 CT findings
 Near/complete resolution19 (55.9)
 Reduced in size14 (41.2)
 No improvement1 (2.9)

  • CT = computed tomography; IR = interventional radiology; PFC = peripancreatic fluid collections; SD = standard deviation; WON = walled-off pancreatic necrosis.

  • ↵* Unless indicated otherwise.

  • ↵† Five patients were excluded from the subanalysis owing to missing data.