The best method of pancreatic pseudocyst drainage remains a matter of controversy. After extensive review of the literature and our experiences at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, we propose the algorithm ...

SAN DIEGO -- For endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal draining of pancreatic pseudocysts, plastic stents appeared as safe and effective as lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) in a randomized ...

BRANDENBERG, Maddock and Schweitzer 1 reported the treatment by transgastric cyst gastrostomy of 2 patients with pancreatic pseudocysts and pancreatitis in 1951. Maddock suggested this procedure, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Success rates were similar between patients who had coaxial double pigtail plastic stent placement for drainage ...

Researchers have confirmed a suspected link between pancreatic cancer and inflammatory bowel disease, while other science shows that intra-abdominal fat serves as a predictor of survival in pancreatic ...

The overall risk of malignancy in pancreatic cysts may be as low as 0.5 to 1.5%, and the annual risk of progression is 0.5%. 7,15 Conversely, studies estimate that 15% of all pancreatic ...

We read the paper of Eddy et al. 1 with great interest about pancreatic pseudocysts in pregnancy. They report on a patient who was managed conservatively and had a distal pancreatectomy 3 weeks after ...

A: Pseudocyst size is less important than the clinical context of the patient. How certain are you that the cystic lesion noted on CT scan or ultrasound imaging is actually a pseudocyst? For instance, ...

Pancreatic pseudocyst, the most common cystic lesion of the pancreas, is a localized collection of fluid rich in amylase within or adjacent to the pancreas and enclosed by a nonepithelialized wall, ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA (May 3, 2010) – Researchers have confirmed a suspected link between pancreatic cancer and inflammatory bowel disease, while other science shows that intra-abdominal fat serves as a ...