Drenagem endoscópica de abscesso pancreático

Surgical drainage is still considered the gold standard treatment of pancreatic abscess. Patients with high surgical risk, however, require alternative therapy. The authors report three cases of pancreatic abscess that were treated endoscopically. In patients who met endoscopic drainage criteria, tr...

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Published in:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2002-12, Vol.29 (6), p.372-374
Main Authors: Albuquerque, Walton, Carvalho, Marcos Augusto de, Moreira, Edivaldo Fraga
Format: Article
Language:English
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Endoscopic drainage
Pancreatic abscess
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Summary:Surgical drainage is still considered the gold standard treatment of pancreatic abscess. Patients with high surgical risk, however, require alternative therapy. The authors report three cases of pancreatic abscess that were treated endoscopically. In patients who met endoscopic drainage criteria, treatment was effective, though one case did require surgical intervention as a result of gastric puncture point bleeding. After this initial experience, we believe that endoscopic drainage should be considered in selected cases.
ISSN:0100-6991
1809-4546
0100-6991
DOI:10.1590/S0100-69912002000600014