Effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage for noncapsulated postoperative pancreatic collection.

Takashi TamuraMasayuki KitanoManabu KawaiKensuke TaniokaMasahiro ItonagaYuki KawajiJunya NutaKeiichi HatamaruYasunobu YamashitaYuji KitahataMotoki MiyazawaSeiko HironoKen-Ichi OkadaHiroki Yamaue

Published in: Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology (2019)

EUS-TD is more effective than PD for drainage of noncapsulated POPC. EUS-TD should be considered as the first treatment of choice for noncapsulated POPC visible on EUS.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
patients undergoing
combination therapy
decision making