Objectives Interventions for necrotizing pancreatitis are generally postponed until 4 weeks
after the onset of acute pancreatitis, but there remains controversy about whether we should …

Background and Aims Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) are a novel class of devices
that have expanded the spectrum of endoscopic GI interventions. LAMSs with their dumbbell …

Methods A comprehensive electronic database search was executed in conjunction with an
expert healthcare librarian (MV) and was composed of 5 parts, each designed to capture …

Acute necrotizing pancreatitis occurs in 10%–20% of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP)
which is one of the most important acute abdominal diseases that require hospital …

Comparison Between Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents and Plastic S... : Pancreas
Comparison Between Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents and Plastic Stents in Endoscopic …

Background Endoscopic drainage has become the preferred treatment for pancreatic fluid
collections (PFCs). There is still a lack of reliable evidence to prove which metal stent is the …

Endoscopic drainage and necrosectomy are now accepted treatment approaches for
patients with symptomatic walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WON). The current …

METHODS: This was a multicenter retrospective study. Consecutive patients who underwent
TMD, TPD, or combined drainage (CD) of PFCs were included. The primary outcome was to …

Objectives: The therapeutic efficacy of metal stents (MSs) for pancreatic fluid collections
(PFCs) is invariably controversial. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis to summarize the …

The management of (peri) pancreatic collections has undergone a paradigm shift from open
surgical drainage to minimally invasive endoscopic, percutaneous, or surgical interventions …