Sa1424 COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS BETWEEN LUMEN-APPOSING METAL STENTS AND PLASTIC STENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC WALLED-OFF NECROSIS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Walled-off necrosis (WON) can occur in up to 20% of severe acute pancreatitis (AP) cases and is associated with a mortality rate that varies between 8% and 39%. Drainage is indicated in cases of infection, biliary obstruction, gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) and abdominal pain. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transmural drainage of WON has replaced surgical interventions, given that it has been associated with lower morbidity. Luminal-apposing metal stents (LAMS) have been rapidly replacing plastic stents (PS).

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 31, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Natalia C. Calo, Kirles Bishay, Mohammad Yaghoobi, Yen-I. Chen, Yuhong Yuan, Jeffrey D. Mosko, Gary R. May, Christopher W. Teshima Tags: Poster abstracts Source Type: research