Could Transgastric Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Aspiration Alone Be Effective for the Treatment of Pancreatic Abscesses?

• Published in: Clinical endoscopy Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 345 - 347
• Main Authors: Jo, Hoon-Gil, Amarbat, Baatarnum, Jeong, Jin-Woo, Song, Hyo-Yeop, Song, Seung-Ryel, Kim, Tae-Hyeon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 01.07.2015; 대한소화기내시경학회
• Subjects: Case Report; 내과학; Pancreatic abscess; Endoscopic drainage; Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

Drainage of pancreatic abscesses is required for effective control of sepsis. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided endoscopic drainage is less invasive than surgery and prevents local complications related to percutaneous drainage. Endoscopic drainage with stent placement in the uncinate process of th...