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Lumen-apposing metal stents for drainage of pancreatic fluid collections: does timing of removal matter?

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of (PFC); some have recommended early due to an increased complication rate after weeks. Analysing data from 18 UK and Ireland units retrospectively with a total of 1018 patients, initial… Click to show full abstract

of (PFC); some have recommended early due to an increased complication rate after weeks. Analysing data from 18 UK and Ireland units retrospectively with a total of 1018 patients, initial was seen in only 1.1% of cases. During there were 63 significant delayed complications such as bleeding (n=18) or buried stent (n=45). None of the factors anal-ysed such as type (walled off necrosis vs pseudocyst) size of collection or timing of removal (4–8 weeks vs. >8 weeks) showed a correlation with delayed advse events (AE). These results provide further indirect evidence for

Keywords: stents drainage; lumen apposing; apposing metal; metal stents; drainage pancreatic; timing removal

Journal Title: Gut
Year Published: 2022

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