Table 2 Indications for MRCP in the two groups of patients.

From: Optimization of pineapple juice amount used as a negative oral contrast agent in magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

Indication

Group 1 glass (N = 308)

Group 2 glasses (N = 305)

P

Gallstones

83 (26.9%)

88 (28.9%)

0.653

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

48 (15.6%)

56 (18.4%)

0.390

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

114 (37%)

98 (32.1%)

0.234

Preoperative biliary anatomy evaluation

2 (0.6%)

8 (2.6%)

0.062

Liver transplantation

19 (6.2%)

22 (7.2%)

0.631

Others

42 (13.6%)

33 (10.8%)

0.325

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