Endoscopic transluminal drainage and necrosectomy for infected necrotizing pancreatitis: Progress and challenges

Yan Zeng; Jian Yang; Jun-Wen Zhang

doi:10.12998/wjcc.v11.i9.1888

Endoscopic transluminal drainage and necrosectomy for infected necrotizing pancreatitis: Progress and challenges

World J Clin Cases. 2023 Mar 26;11(9):1888-1902. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i9.1888.

Authors

Yan Zeng¹, Jian Yang², Jun-Wen Zhang³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China.
² Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China. yangjian@hospital.cqmu.edu.cn.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.

Abstract

Infected necrotizing pancreatitis (INP) represents a severe condition in patients with acute pancreatitis. Invasive interventions are recommended in symptomatic INP. Growing evidence has suggested interventional strategies of INP evolving from traditional surgery to minimally invasive step-up endoscopic procedures. However, there is still no standardized protocol for endoscopic interventions. Recently, various studies have been published about the endoscopic management of INP. This article reviews published articles and guidelines to present the progress and challenges of endoscopic transluminal drainage and necrosectomy in INP.

Keywords: Challenge; Drainage; Endoscopic; Infected necrotizing pancreatitis; Necrosectomy; Progress.

Publication types

Review