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The Role of Endoscopy in the Management of Pancreatic Necrosis

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The management of acute pancreatitis has seen many advances over the past three decades. Attempts to improve care have led to new definitions, classification systems, and treatment strategies. Despite those efforts, considerable morbidity and mortality result from complications of severe acute pancreatitis. Much attention has been given to new ways to treat these complications, including inflammatory pancreatic fluid collections and associated infections. Endoscopy has become one of the established modalities for the treatment of these complications in many expert centers. This chapter will specifically address the role of endoscopy in the management of pancreatic necrosis.

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Aaron Lewis and Brett Partridge declare no conflict of interest. Oleh Haluszka serves as a consultant for Boston Scientific, Covidien, and Fujinon outside of the submitted work.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA, 92134, USA

    Aaron Lewis & Brett Partridge

  2. Gastrointestinal Section, Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine Center, 3401 N. Broad Street, Parkinson Pavilion Suite 830, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA

    Oleh Haluszka

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Lewis, A., Partridge, B. & Haluszka, O. The Role of Endoscopy in the Management of Pancreatic Necrosis. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 16, 406 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11894-014-0406-0

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