Characteristics of Patients Categorized by Nutcracker Ganglion Abdominal Pain Syndrome Scoresa
| Variables | Non (n = 13) |
Weakly suspicious (n = 19) | Highly suspicious (n = 3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 49.5 ± 11.1 | 48.5 ± 10.3 | 61.4 ± 17.5 | 0.193 | |
| Male | 5 (38.5) | 10 (52.6) | 1 (33.3) | 0.691 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.7 ± 5.5 | 25.8 ± 2.9 | 26.3 ± 2.0 | 0.972 | |
| Radiologic component | |||||
| Post stenotic dilatation |
0 | 15 (79.0) | 3 (100) | < 0.001 | a < b, a < c |
| Celiac trunk indentation |
4 (30.8) | 15 (79.0) | 1 (33.3) | 0.011 | a < b |
| Clinical component | |||||
| Positional or respirational change |
0 | 4 (21.1) | 3 (100) | 0.002 | a < c, b < c |
| Continuous |
0 | 2 (11.1) | 3 (100) | 0.001 | a < c, b < c |
| Not associated meals and defecation |
4 (30.8) | 15 (79.0) | 3 (100) | 0.007 | a < b |
| Recurrent | 13 | 19 | 3 | - |
aNutcracker ganglion abdominal pain syndrome scores = weighted clinical scores + weighted radiological scores.
bBonferroni or Fisher combination method was applied to correct for multiple comparison.
BMI, body mass index.
See supplementary Table 1 for detailed scoring.
Category by combined scores: a, non < 5; b, weakly suspicious: ≥ 6 and < 14; c, highly suspicious ≥ 14.