Background and Aims Recently, a newly designed lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) with
a conventional delivery system was developed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate …

Although endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transmural drainage of pancreatic fluid
collections with metal stents is generally preferred over plastic stents, its superiority among …

Background Placement of double pigtail plastic stents, with limited lumen size, for
endoscopic pancreatic pseudocyst (PP) drainage requires repeat wire access of the …

Background and study aims Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage is an effective and
accepted primary modality for management of pancreatic pseudocyst (PP). A lumen …

Background EUS-guided pseudocyst drainage with fully covered self-expandable metal
stents (FCSEMSs) was recently described. The appropriate period for stent removal is not …

BACKGROUND: Single-step EUS-guided transmural drainage of pseudocysts has been
reported, but there are no published prospective studies on clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVE …

Background Endoscopic transmural drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts (PPs) by using
double-pigtail (DP) plastic stents requires placement of multiple stents and can be restricted …

Objective To compare the efficiency of plastic and metal stents for symptomatic pancreatic
pseudocyst (PP) drainage and analyze other main associated factors that affect the outcome …

Background: Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)‐guided pancreatic pseudocyst drainage
has become the standard and safety procedure in many centers for nonsurgical treatment. If …

Study design This prospective cohort study was approved by the Institutional Review Board
at the University of Florida. All patients signed research informed consent. The trial was …