Is Minimally Invasive Retroperitoneal Pancreatic Necrosectomy Too Aggressive in Treating Infected Pancreatic Necrosis?

Zerem, Enver; Pavlović-Čalić, Nada; Bevanda, Milenko

doi:10.1159/000331795

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“…Endoscopic surgery is less aggressive compared to open surgery but it is much more aggressive a method compared to percutaneous or endoscopic catheter drainage using 8 or 10 F catheters under ultrasound or computed tomography control (general anaesthesia, progressive dilatation of drain tract to 30F allowing insertion of trocar, using grasping forceps for removal of necrotic tissue) [22,23]. Percutaneous catheter drainage seems technically feasible in the vast majority of patients with necrotizing pancreatitis [18,24].…”

Section: Percutaneous Drainagementioning

confidence: 99%