title: Treatment of Pancreatic Abscess with Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Placement of a Covered Metal Stent Following Failed Balloon Dilation and Endoscopic Necrosectomy.
abstract: For the management of pancreatic abscess, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided puncture and drainage has become recognized as a safer and more effective alternative to surgery. Typically, a double-pigtail plastic stent is placed for drainage. When an abscess is complicated by infected necrosis, endoscopic evacuation is essential. However, endoscopic evacuation carries a high risk of hemorrhage and needs to be performed daily to be effective. We describe EUS-guided endoscopic evacuation and placement of a fully covered metal stent following two failed evacuations. Patient recovery time was excellent, and no complications occurred.
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Guoxin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Jintao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Siyu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sun
keywords: balloon dilation; endoscopic necrosectomy; endoscopic ultrasound; metal stent; pancreatic abscess