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. 2012 Sep;45(3):313-5.
doi: 10.5946/ce.2012.45.3.313. Epub 2012 Aug 22.

Endoscopic necrosectomy for walled-off pancreatic necrosis

Michel Kahaleh  1
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Endoscopic necrosectomy for walled-off pancreatic necrosis

Michel Kahaleh. Clin Endosc. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

Approximately 20% of patients with acute pancreatitis develop pancreatic necrosis with significant mortality. Surgical debridement is the traditional management of necrotizing pancreatitis, but it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Endoscopic necrosectomy using repeats session of debridement and stent insertion has been more frequently used within the last decade and half. This technique continues to evolve as we attempt to optimize the post-procedural outcomes.

Keywords: Endoscopic necrosectomy; Necrosis; Pancreas.

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The author has no financial conflicts of interest.

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