Background and study aims: Recently, a novel fully covered and biflanged metal stent
(BFMS) dedicated to the drainage of walled-off necrosis (WON) was developed. The aim of …

Background Patients with walled-off necrosis (WON) are still challenging to treat safely and
effectively. Recently, double-pigtail plastic stents (DPS), bi-flanged metallic stents (BFMS) …

Background and Aims EUS-guided drainage using plastic stents may be inadequate for
treatment of walled-off necrosis (WON). Recent studies report variable outcomes even when …

Objective Although lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) are increasingly used for drainage
of walled-off necrosis (WON), their advantage over plastic stents is unclear. We compared …

Background Interventions for necrotizing pancreatitis have undergone a recent paradigm
shift toward minimally invasive techniques, including endoscopic transluminal necrosectomy …

EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collection is a minimally invasive procedure and
has become standard therapy worldwide for pancreatic pseudocyst and pancreatic walled …

Background A novel self‐approximating lumen‐apposing metallic stent (LAMS; Niti‐S
Spaxus, Taewoong Medical, Gyeonggi‐do, Korea) has recently become available. The aim …

Background Upper gastrointestinal fistulas, leaks, and perforations represent a high cost
burden to health systems worldwide, with high morbidity and mortality rates for affected …

DISCUSSION A large-diameter removable metallic esophageal stent that was placed only
after 4 endoscopic necrosectomy sessions, in association with plastic stent placements and …

BACKGROUND The introduction of lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) for endoscopic
ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainages has marked a turning point in the field of interventional …