The Potential Clinical Benefits of Direct Surgical Transgastric Pancreatic Necrosectomy for Patients With Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis.
Hester C TimmerhuisRejoice F NgongoniAmy LiSean P McGuireKyle A LewellenMonica M DuaKomal ChughtaiNicholas J ZyromskiBrendan C VisserPublished in: Pancreas (2024)
STGN allows for treatment of retrogastric infected necrosis in one procedure and with rapid episode resolution. With these advantages and few pancreatic fistulas, direct STGN challenges the step-up approach.