Endoscopic ultrasound-guided versus percutaneous drainage for the management of post-operative fluid collections after distal pancreatectomy.
Delvise T FogweJad P AbiMansourMark J TrutyMichael J LevyAndrew C StormRyan J LawEric J VargasChad J FlemingJames C AndrewsSean P ClearyMichael L KendrickJohn A MartinAliana M Bofill-GarciaBarham K Abu DayyehVinay ChandrasekharaPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2023)
In patients with POPFCs after distal pancreatectomy, delayed drainage with EUSD was associated with higher rates of clinical success, fewer interventions, and lower rates of recurrence than earlier drainage with PTD.