Drainage of pancreatic fluid collections using a lumen-apposing metal stent with an electrocautery-enhanced delivery system.
Saad KhanSujievvan ChandranJerry ChinShwan KarimDileep MangiraMohamad NasrGoktug ErmerakAndrew TrinhChristopher Y H KiaThomas MulesMohammadali ZadTiing-Leong AngEstella JohnsDerrick TeeAbha KaulThawee Ratanachu-EkJirat Jirathan-OpasLeon FisherRees CameronChristine WelchGary LimAndrew J MetzAlan MossMilan BassanPayal SaxenaArthur KaffesAndrew St JohnLuke F HouriganPeter TagkalidisFrank WeilertRhys VaughanBenedict M DevereauxPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2021)
This large international multicenter study evaluating the EDS-LAMS for drainage of PFCs in routine clinical practice suggests that the EDS-LAMS are safe and effective for drainage of all types of PFCs; however, further endoscopic therapy is often required for WOPN. Major bleeding was a rare complication in our cohort.