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Placement Of Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents To Drain Pseudocysts And Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis Can Be Safely Performed On An Outpatient Basis: A Multicenter Study, Douglas G. Adler, Janak Shah, Jose Nieto, Kenneth Binmoeller, Yasser Bhat, Linda Jo Taylor, Ali A. Siddiqui
Placement Of Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents To Drain Pseudocysts And Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis Can Be Safely Performed On An Outpatient Basis: A Multicenter Study, Douglas G. Adler, Janak Shah, Jose Nieto, Kenneth Binmoeller, Yasser Bhat, Linda Jo Taylor, Ali A. Siddiqui
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Faculty Papers
Backgrounds and Objectives: No study on the use of lumen-apposing fully covered self-expanding metal stent (LAMS) to drain pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs) has evaluated outcomes of patients in the outpatient setting. The objective of this multicenter study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes, success rate, and adverse events of the LAMS for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transmural drainage of patients with symptomatic PFCs on an inpatient versus an outpatient basis.
Methods: This was a multicenter, retrospective study conducted at 4 tertiary care centers. Results: We identified eighty patients with PFCs in whom EUS-guided transmural drainage using the LAMS was performed. The …