Necrotizing pancreatitis is a complex clinical condition burdened with significant morbidity
and mortality. In recent years, the huge progress of interventional endoscopic ultrasound …

Background and study aims Endoscopic necrosectomy is limited by the proximity of necrosis
to the gastrointestinal tract. Percutaneous endoscopic necrosectomy (PEN) is a minimally …

Background Infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is a major complication of acute pancreatitis
(AP), which may require necrosectomy. Minimally invasive surgical step-up therapy is …

Background Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage is suggested as the first approach in
the management of symptomatic and complex walled-off pancreatic necrosis. Dual …

In this article, an attempt was made to clarify the role of percutaneous endoscopic
necrosectomy (PEN) in the interventional treatment of pancreatic necrosis. A comprehensive …

Background Few published studies exist that compare the outcomes of different endoscopic
necrosectomy methods for necrotizing pancreatitis (NP). We compared the safety and …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammatory condition of the pancreas that can result in
both local and systemic complications. AP is mild in the majority of patients but 20% to 30 …

Abstract Approximately 10%-20% of the cases of acute pancreatitis have acute necrotizing
pancreatitis. The infection of pancreatic necrosis is typically associated with a prolonged …

BACKGROUND Walled-off necrosis (WON) is a late complication of acute pancreatitis
possibly with a fatal outcome. Even for WON spreading to the retroperitoneal space …

Infected walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN) is a severe complication of acute
pancreatitis. Surgery in these critically ill patients can be associated with increased morbidity …