Table 3 Comparison of clinical outcomes.

From: Long-term outcomes of fully covered self-expandable metal stents versus plastic stents in chronic pancreatitis

 

FC-SEMS group (n = 26)

Plastic stent group (n = 54)

p-value

Clinical success, No (%)

26 (100)

52 (96.3)

0.320

Pain relapse during stent placement, No (%)

1 (3.8)

10 (19.2)†

0.066

Pain relapse interval, median (95% CI), months

2.6

4.1 (1.0—7.3)

0.384

Recurrence, No (%)

6 (27.3)

14 (43.8) ¶¶

0.587

Recurrence-free survival, median (95% CI), months

50.1 (31.2- 69.1)

51.7 (28.7 -74.7)

0.646

Pain relief during follow-up, No (%)

20 (76.9)

29 (53.7)

0.046

  1. † Excluding 2 patients without clinical success.
  2. Excluding 2 patients with failure of additional stenting for remained stricture.
  3. ¶¶ Excluding 3 patients with failure of additional stenting for remained stricture.
  4. Abbreviations: FC-SEMS, fully covered self-expandable metal stent; CI, Confidence interval.
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