Is necrosectomy obsolete for infected necrotizing pancreatitis? Is a paradigm shift needed?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 45, 2014, Pages 16925-16934

  Chang, Yu Chung ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Delay until liquefaction; Infected necrotizing pancreatitis; Minimally invasive treatment; Transluminalendoscopic drainage necrosectomy; Walled off pancreatic necrosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METAL STENT; MORTALITY; NECROSECTOMY; PANCREAS SURGERY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; DRAINAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DRAINAGE; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84917709119     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.16925     Document Type: Article

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