Statins decrease the risk of acute pancreatitis after endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic cysts.
Endoscopic ultrasound
Fine-needle aspiration
Lesion
Pancreas
Journal
Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international : HBPD INT
ISSN: 1499-3872
Titre abrégé: Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int
Pays: Singapore
ID NLM: 101151457
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2020
Feb 2020
Historique:
received:
11
02
2019
accepted:
21
10
2019
pubmed:
11
11
2019
medline:
15
12
2020
entrez:
11
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Basic and clinical studies suggest that statins may prevent and even ameliorate acute pancreatitis. The present study was to evaluate whether statin decreases the risk of acute pancreatitis in patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic cysts. Out of 456 patients with pancreatic cysts referred to our center between 2006 and 2018, 365 were finally included in analyses: 86 were treated with statins and 279 were not at the time of endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration. We compared the acute pancreatitis incidence between the two groups, and we also compared other complications such as bleeding and infections. Median age was 64 years [interquartile range (IQR) 62-69] and median cyst size was 24 mm (IQR, 21-29). The most frequent histology was intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (45.3% and 42.3% in the two groups, respectively; P = 0.98). All 13 patients experiencing post-endoscopic ultrasound acute pancreatitis were from the control group (4.7%), of which 3 were classified as severe pancreatitis. None of statin users developed post-procedural acute pancreatitis (odds ratio: 0.15; 95% confidence interval: 0.03-0.98; P = 0.03). No difference was registered with regard to severe pancreatitis and other complications. Statins exert a beneficial role in preventing acute pancreatitis in patients with pancreatic cysts undergoing endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration. If confirmed in prospective trials, our findings may pave the way to an extensive use of statins as prophylactic agents in pancreatic interventional endoscopy.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Basic and clinical studies suggest that statins may prevent and even ameliorate acute pancreatitis. The present study was to evaluate whether statin decreases the risk of acute pancreatitis in patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic cysts.
METHODS
METHODS
Out of 456 patients with pancreatic cysts referred to our center between 2006 and 2018, 365 were finally included in analyses: 86 were treated with statins and 279 were not at the time of endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration. We compared the acute pancreatitis incidence between the two groups, and we also compared other complications such as bleeding and infections.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Median age was 64 years [interquartile range (IQR) 62-69] and median cyst size was 24 mm (IQR, 21-29). The most frequent histology was intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (45.3% and 42.3% in the two groups, respectively; P = 0.98). All 13 patients experiencing post-endoscopic ultrasound acute pancreatitis were from the control group (4.7%), of which 3 were classified as severe pancreatitis. None of statin users developed post-procedural acute pancreatitis (odds ratio: 0.15; 95% confidence interval: 0.03-0.98; P = 0.03). No difference was registered with regard to severe pancreatitis and other complications.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Statins exert a beneficial role in preventing acute pancreatitis in patients with pancreatic cysts undergoing endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration. If confirmed in prospective trials, our findings may pave the way to an extensive use of statins as prophylactic agents in pancreatic interventional endoscopy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31706860
pii: S1499-3872(19)30209-7
doi: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2019.10.001
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
74-79Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interest No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly.