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Table 1 Patients' characteristics and clinical findings

From: Utility of a 21-gauge Menghini-type biopsy needle with the rolling method for an endoscopic ultrasound-guided histological diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis: a retrospective study

 

Menghini-type

Conventional-type

P value

(N = 14)

(N = 14)

Male (n [%])

11 (71)

12 (86)

0.622

Age (years, median [range])

71 (50–79)

62 (54–75)

0.018

Obstructive jaundice (n [%])

4 (29)

4 (29)

1.000

HbA1c (%, median [range])

7.3 (5.2–11.7)

5.8 (5.1–8.7)

0.032

Diagnosis using the ICDC without histological findings of EUS-guided approach (n [%])

 Definitive type 1 AIP

13 (93)

10 (71)

0.139

 Not definitive type 1 AIP

1 (7)

4 (29)

 

 Type 2 AIP

0

0

 

Median follow-up period (days [range])

1116 (297–3303)

1747(683–3303)

0.028

Pancreatic imaging

 Enlargement with delayed enhancement

   

 Diffuse/Segmental or Focal

11/3

7/7

0.052

 MPD narrowing

   

 Long (≥ 1/3) or multiple/Segmental or Focal

11/2

6/4

0.115

 Location of the enlarged part

  

0.412

 Whole

8 (57)

7 (50)

 

 Head

1 (7)

1 (7)

 

 Body

0

1 (7)

 

 Tail

0

2 (14)

 

 Head and body

0

1 (7)

 

 Body and tail

3 (21)

1 (7)

 

 Head and tail

2 (14)

1 (7)

 

Serology

 IgG4 (mg/dl, median [range])

364.3 (104–1090)

267 (32–1270)

0.828

 IgG4 ≥ 135 mg/dl (N [%])

11 (79)

11 (79)

1.000

 Level 1, ≥ 270 mg/dl

9 (64)

7 (50)

 

 Level 2, ≥ 135 mg/dl but < 270 mg/dl

2 (14)

4 (29)

 

Other organ involvement

 Sclerosing cholangitis

5 (36)

6 (43)

0.699

 Retroperitoneal fibrosis

4 (29)

3 (21)

0.663

 IgG4-related kidney disease

3 (21)

0

0.067

 Sialadenitis

2 (14)

0

0.142

 Dacryoadenitis

1 (7)

0

0.309

 Inflammatory bowel disease

0

0

–

Response to steroids (n [%])

14 (100)

11a (100)

–

  1. ICDC International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria, AIP Autoimmune pancreatitis, MPD Main pancreatic duct
  2. aRemaining three patients improved before introduction of treatment with steroids