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Acute pancreatitis represents one of the most common gastrointestinal illnesses requiring inpatient hospitalization. An estimated twenty percent of these patients eventually develop pancreatic necrosis. Necrosis management consists of surveillance imaging,… Click to show full abstract
Acute pancreatitis represents one of the most common gastrointestinal illnesses requiring inpatient hospitalization. An estimated twenty percent of these patients eventually develop pancreatic necrosis. Necrosis management consists of surveillance imaging, where necrosectomy is indicated for symptomatic or infected walled off necrosis (WON). Over the past two decades, the standard of care to manage WON has switched from an open operative approach to an endoscopic, minimally-invasive, step-up method [1] [2]. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Journal Title: Digestive Endoscopy
Year Published: 2017
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