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Digestive Disease Interventions 2023; 07(03): 145-151
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1745721
Review Article

Endoscopy in the Management of Complications of Acute Pancreatitis

Nicole Patel
2   Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
,
Ishani Shah
1   Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
,
Vaibhav Wadhwa 
3   Center for Interventional Gastroenterology at UT Health (iGUT), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
,
Mandeep S. Sawhney
1   Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Abstract

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute necroinflammatory condition of the pancreas and one of the most common gastrointestinal conditions requiring hospitalization. Over the past decade, treatment of such AP-related complications has been majorly focused on incorporating a multidisciplinary approach involving distinct endoscopic, radiologic, and surgical interventions. Our review focuses on the role of endoscopic interventions in the management of local complications associated with AP, such as pancreatic fluid collections, walled-off necrosis, and pancreatic duct disruption.

Keywords

acute pancreatitis - endoscopy - pseudocyst

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None of the authors have any relevant financial disclosures to this manuscript.




Publication History

Received: 08 March 2021

Accepted: 03 February 2022

Article published online:
02 June 2022

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