Endoscopic Necrosectomy as Treatment for Infected Pancreatic Necrosis
Necrotising pancreatitis can be life-threatening, but the introduction of endoscopic necrosectomy has led to a tremendous reduction of lethality. This review describes the technique and role of this method between conservative treatment and other interventional methods such as percutaneous drainage...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Medical Journal
2013-12-01
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| Series: | European Medical Journal Gastroenterology |
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| Online Access: | http://emjreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/Endoscopic-Necrosectomy-as-Treatment-for-Infected-Pancreatic-Necrosis.pdf |
| Summary: | Necrotising pancreatitis can be life-threatening, but the introduction of endoscopic necrosectomy has led to a tremendous reduction of lethality. This review describes the technique and role of this method between conservative treatment and other interventional methods such as percutaneous drainage and surgery of superinfected necrosis. A little more than a decade after its introduction, endoscopic necrosectomy has become the gold standard in the interventional treatment of superinfected necrosis.
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| ISSN: | 2054-6203 |