Characteristics of patients with untreated (group I) and treated (group II) pancreatic pseudocysts
| Group I (n=45) | Group II (n=45) | Fisher’s test | |
| Median age (years) | 44 (30–69) | 45 (28–68) | NS |
| Men (%) | 89 | 91 | NS |
| Median (range) duration (years) of alcohol intake | 20 (8–40) | 20 (10–45) | NS |
| Median (range) age (years) at onset of pancreatitis | 38 (20–63) | 40 (23–67) | NS |
| Median (range) time (months) from the first symptom of chronic pancreatitis to the diagnosis of pseudocyst | 15.1 (0–254) | 24 (0–177) | NS |
| Median (range) duration (months) of follow up | 12.4 (1.5–94) | 21.6 (2–116) | p = 0.02 |