International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention (Oct 2020)

Recent development of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections

  • Dong Kee Jang,
  • Jun Kyu Lee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18528/ijgii200038
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 4
pp. 160 – 163

Abstract

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Peripancreatic fluid collections (PFCs) usually occur as a local complication of acute pancreatitis. In the Atlanta classification revised in 2012, local complications are categorized into acute PFC, acute necrotic collection, pancreatic pseudocyst, and walled-off necrosis. The latter two are indications for drainage. With the development of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided interventions, EUS-guided drainage of PFCs is now established as a standard treatment due to the advantages of lower cost, shorter hospital stay, and faster recovery. This article provides a brief introduction of PFCs and information on EUS-guided drainage of PFCs with a review of literature.

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