Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2008 Sep;4(9):617-20.

Endoscopic pancreatic necrosectomy

Todd H Baron  1
Affiliations

Endoscopic pancreatic necrosectomy

Todd H Baron. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2008 Sep.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Illustration of the pancreatic necrosectomy procedure. Figure reproduced with permission from Seewald S et al. Aggressive endoscopic therapy for pancreatic necrosis and pancreatic abscess: a new safe and effective treatment algorithm (videos). Gastrointest Endosc. 2005;62:92-100.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Endoscopic image taken from within necrotic pancreatic cavity. A forceps is seen grasping the necrotic material during the debridement process. Also seen is an indwelling plastic stent (blue).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Voermans RP, Bruno MJ, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Fockens P. Review article: Translumenal endoscopic debridement of organized pancreatic necrosis--the first step towards natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007;26(suppl 2):233–239. - PubMed
    1. Voermans RP, Veldkamp MC, Rauws EA, Bruno MJ, Fockens P. Endoscopic transmural debridement of symptomatic organized pancreatic necrosis (with videos) Gastrointest Endosc. 2007;66:909–916. - PubMed
    1. Seewald S, Groth S, Omar S, Imazu H, Seitz U, et al. Aggressive endoscopic therapy for pancreatic necrosis and pancreatic abscess: a new safe and effective treatment algorithm (videos) Gastrointest Endosc. 2005;62:92–100. - PubMed
    1. Charnley RM, Lochan R, Gray H, O'Sullivan CB, Scott J, Oppong KE. Endoscopic necrosectomy as primary therapy in the management of infected pancreatic necrosis. Endoscopy. 2006;38:925–928. - PubMed
    1. Baron TH, Thaggard WG, Morgan DE, Stanley RJ. Endoscopic therapy for organized pancreatic necrosis. Gastroenterology. 1996;111:755–64. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources