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Editorial
. 2025 Jul 5:18:17562848251353627.
doi: 10.1177/17562848251353627. eCollection 2025.

The evolving role of endoscopic ultrasound-guided lumen-apposing metal stents in the management of peri-pancreatic fluid collections

Ashita Rukmini Vuthaluru  1 , Varun Mehta  2 , Omesh Goyal  2 , Prabhav Mehta  2 , Manjeet Kumar Goyal  3
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Editorial

The evolving role of endoscopic ultrasound-guided lumen-apposing metal stents in the management of peri-pancreatic fluid collections

Ashita Rukmini Vuthaluru et al. Therap Adv Gastroenterol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: endoscopic intervention; lumen apposing metal stent; pancreatic necrosis; pancreatitis; precision medicine.

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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Figures

Severe acute pancreatitis treatment with PFC; imaging followed by EUS-guided LAMS; drainage if necessary; adjunctive strategies like lavage and irrigation; high clinical success, low reinvention, no mortality; EUS, lumen-apposing metal stent, peripancreatic fluid collection.
Figure 1.
Management of severe acute pancreatitis with PFC via EUS-guided LAMS placement. This flowchart illustrates the management of severe acute pancreatitis with PFC. After imaging confirmation (CECT/EUS >4 weeks), drainage is indicated for infection, persistent symptoms, or gastric outlet obstruction. EUS-guided LAMS placement achieves 100% technical success, with adjunctive strategies like lavage and saline irrigation. The outcomes show >90% clinical success, low reinvention rates, and no mortality. EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; LAMS, lumen-apposing metal stent; PFC, peripancreatic fluid collections.
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