Metal stents versus plastic stents for the management of pancreatic walled-off necrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Bazerbachi, T Sawas, EJ Vargas, LJ Prokop… - Gastrointestinal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Endoscopic transluminal drainage of symptomatic walled-off necrosis
(WON) is a good management option, although the optimal choice of drainage site stent is …

Endoscopic or surgical step-up approach for infected necrotising pancreatitis: a multicentre randomised trial

S van Brunschot, J van Grinsven, HC van Santvoort… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Infected necrotising pancreatitis is a potentially lethal disease and an indication
for invasive intervention. The surgical step-up approach is the standard treatment. A …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic management of acute necrotizing pancreatitis: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) evidence-based multidisciplinary …

M Arvanitakis, JM Dumonceau, J Albert, A Badaoui… - …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
1 ESGE suggests using contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) as the first-line
imaging modality on admission when indicated and up to the 4th week from onset in the …

Minimally invasive and endoscopic versus open necrosectomy for necrotising pancreatitis: a pooled analysis of individual data for 1980 patients

S Van Brunschot, RA Hollemans, OJ Bakker… - Gut, 2018 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Minimally invasive surgical necrosectomy and endoscopic necrosectomy,
compared with open necrosectomy, might improve outcomes in necrotising pancreatitis …

Endoscopic drainage of pancreatic fluid collections

BJ Elmunzer - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018 - Elsevier
Endoscopy has emerged as a mainstay in the management of pancreatic fluid collections
(PFCs), representing an important advance in clinical medicine that has significantly …

Large-caliber metal stents versus plastic stents for the management of pancreatic walled-off necrosis

BKA Dayyeh, S Mukewar, S Majumder… - Gastrointestinal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Symptomatic pancreatic walled-off necrosis (WON) may be managed
by endoscopic transmural drainage and endoscopic transmural necrosectomy, with stent …

Metal versus plastic stents for drainage of pancreatic fluid collection: A meta-analysis

SB Yoon, IS Lee, MG Choi - United European …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Although metal stents are increasingly being used for endoscopic transmural
drainage of pancreatic fluid collection (PFC), the advantages of metal stents in comparison …

EUS-guided transluminal interventions

UD Siddiqui, MJ Levy - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
The role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has transitioned from a diagnostic to a therapeutic
one over the past 40 years. With the advent of curvilinear array echoendoscopes in the …

Comparison of clinical efficacies and safeties of lumen-apposing metal stent and conventional-type metal stent-assisted EUS-guided pancreatic wall-off necrosis …

ST Law, C De La SernaHiguera, PG Simón… - Surgical …, 2018 - Springer
Background Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage of pancreatic wall-off necrosis
(WON) with transmural stent is regarded as firstline therapy. We aimed at comparing its …

The Development of Endoscopic Techniques for Treatment of Walled‐Off Pancreatic Necrosis: A Single‐Center Experience

M Jagielski, M Smoczyński… - Gastroenterology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Endotherapy is a common method of treatment in patients with symptomatic
walled‐off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN). The aim of this study is to indicate the potential …