Efficacy of Early Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Transluminal Drainage for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula.
Nao FujimoriTakashi OsoegawaAkira AsoSoichi ItabaYosuke MinodaMasatoshi MurakamiKazuhide MatsumotoKatsuhito TeramatsuYu TakamatsuTakehiro TakaokaTakamasa OonoEikichi IharaTomoharu YoshizumiTakao OhtsukaMasafumi NakamuraYoshihiro OgawaPublished in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2021)
EUS-TD is a safe and effective method for managing POPF, regardless of when it is performed in the postoperative period. Once infected POPF occurs, clinicians should not hesitate to perform EUS-TD even within 15 days of the initial operation.