Impact of long-term transmural plastic stents on recurrence after endoscopic treatment of walled-off pancreatic necrosis.
David Michaël de JongPauline Maria Catharine StassenIvo SchootsRobert C VerdonkMarco J BrunoRogier P VoermansPieter J F de JongePublished in: Endoscopy (2024)
Among patients who undergo ETD of WON, leaving DPS in situ seems to lower the risk on recurrent fluid collections, without any long term DPS-related complications. These results suggest that DPS should not be routinely removed and can be safely left indwelling indefinitely.