Clin Endosc.
2015 Jul;48(4):345-347. 10.5946/ce.2015.48.4.345.
Could Transgastric Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Aspiration Alone Be Effective for the Treatment of Pancreatic Abscesses?
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. kth@wonkwang.ac.kr
- 2GI Endoscopy Center, National Cancer Center of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
- KMID: 1964281
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2015.48.4.345
Abstract
- 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 the pancreas is a technically difficult procedure. We report a case of pancreatic abscess treated by repeated EUS-guided aspiration and intravenous antibiotics without an indwelling drainage catheter or surgical intervention.
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