This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical
situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal …

OBJECTIVE. The 2012 revision of the Atlanta Classification emphasizes accurate
characterization of collections that complicate acute pancreatitis: acute peripancreatic fluid …

Objective: To study the outcome of acute collections occurring in patients with acute
pancreatitis Background: There are limited data on natural history of acute collections …

Introduction: Walled of pancreatic necrosis (WOPN) is a new term coined for encapsulated
fluid collection developing after acute necrotising pancreatitis (ANP). It is a heterogeneous …

Background and Aims The use of contrast-harmonic EUS (CH-EUS) in routine clinical
practice is increasing rapidly but is not yet standardized. We present the levels of evidence …

Background Decision-making on invasive intervention in patients with clinical signs of
infected necrotizing pancreatitis is often related to the presence of gas configurations and …

Pancreatic fluid collections (PFC), including pancreatic pseudocysts and walled-off
pancreatic necrosis, are a known complication of severe acute pancreatitis. A majority of the …

Background Endoscopic transmural drainage is usually not performed for pancreatic
necrotic collection (PNC)< 4 weeks after onset of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) …

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has emerged as an important diagnostic and therapeutic
modality in the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy. EUS provides access to many organs and …

Background and objectives Percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) is used as a first step in
the management of symptomatic fluid collections in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). We …