Table 12Rates of pancreatitis after EUS-FNA

StudyPancreatitis DetailsRate of Harm
Katanuma et al. 2013116Moderate pancreatitis0.3% (1/327)
Katanuma et al. 2013116Mild pancreatitis1.5% (5/327)
Lee et al. 2013118Mild acute pancreatitis2.4% (2/81)
Lee et al. 2013118Pancreatitis3.7% (7/188)
Ikezawa et al. 2012119Mild pancreatitis treated conservatively1.8% (1/56)
Siddiqui et al. 2012120Mild acute pancreatitis (resolved within 1 day)0.3% (2/677)
Beane et al. 2011121Acute pancreatitis requiring hospital admission and conservative treatment1.1% (2/179)
Fisher et al. 2011134Pancreatitis2.4% (4/170)
Iglesias-Garcia et al. 2011133Mild acute pancreatitis, requiring hospitalization for 4–5 days1.1% (2/182)
Kopelman et al. 2011122Any morbidity other than mild pancreatitis0% (0/102)
Mild pancreatitis resolved spontaneously1% (1/102)
Carrara et al. 201084Moderate acute pancreatitis0.1% (1/1034)
Severe acute pancreatitis0.1% (1/1034)
Chang et al. 2009136“Clinical” pancreatitis (did not define “clinical”)0% (0/139)
Fisher et al. 2009123Pancreatitis0% (0/93)
Yusuf et al. 2009135Mild pancreatitis1.3% (11/842)
Eloubeidi et al. 2007124,137141Major complication: acute pancreatitis0.9% (5/547)
Mahnke et al. 2006125Moderate pancreatitis0.3% (1/310)
Bournet et al. 2006126Pancreatitis0.4% (1/224)
Mortensen et al. 2005127Acute pancreatitis0.1% (1/670)
Ryozawa et al. 2005113Pancreatitis0% (0/52)
Eloubeidi et al. 200485Acute pancreatitis0.3% (14/4909)
Gress et al. 2002128Acute pancreatitis2% (2/100)
Harewood and Wiersema 2002129Mild pancreatitis requiring 2-day hospital stay0.5% (1/185)
Gress et al. 2001131Pancreatitis1% (1/102)
O’Toole et al. 2001130Acute pancreatitis1.2% (3/248)
Voss et al. 2000132Acute pancreatitis0% (0/99)

EUS-NFA = Endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration.

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