Comparison of lumen-apposing metal stents versus double-pigtail plastic stents for infected necrotising pancreatitis.
Lotte BoxhoornRobert C VerdonkMarc G H BesselinkMarja BoermeesterThomas L BollenStefan Aw BouwenseVincent C CappendijkWouter L CurversCornelis H DejongSven M van DijkHendrik M van DullemenCasper Hj van EijckErwin Jm van GeenenMuhammed HadithiWouter L HazenPieter HonkoopJeanin E van HooftMaarten Ajm JacobsJune Ec KievitsMarnix Pm KopEva KouwSjoerd D KuikenMichiel LedeboerVincent B NieuwenhuijsLars E PerkJan-Werner PoleyRutger QuispelRogier Jj de RidderHjalmar C van SantvoortChristina J Sperna WeilandMartijn Wj StommelHester C TimmerhuisBen J WittemanDevica S UmansNiels G VennemanFrank P VleggaarRoy Lj van WanrooijMarco J BrunoPaul FockensRogier P Voermansnull nullPublished in: Gut (2022)
Our comparison of two patient groups from two multicentre prospective studies with a similar design suggests that LAMS do not reduce the need for endoscopic transluminal necrosectomy when compared with double-pigtail plastic stents in patients with infected necrotising pancreatitis. Also, the rate of bleeding complications was comparable.