Morphological characteristics of untreated (group I) and treated (group II) pancreatic pseudocysts, according to the initial CT scan
| Group I (n=45) | Group II (n=45) | Fisher’s test | |
| Number of pseudocysts | |||
| 1 | 27 | 30 | NS |
| ⩾ 2 | 18 | 15 | NS |
| Location of pseudocysts | |||
| Head | 35 | 25 | p<0.02 |
| Body/tail | 7 | 10 | NS |
| Lesser sac | 2 | 3 | NS |
| Other | 1 | 7 | NS |
| Development of pseudocysts | |||
| Intrapancreatic | 40 | 27 | p<0.0001 |
| Extrapancreatic | 5 | 18 | p<0.0001 |