The Effectiveness and Feasibility of Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Transgastric Drainage of Postoperative Fluid Collections Early After Pancreatic Surgery

Purposes: To assess the feasibility and usefulness of endoscopic ultrasound-guided transgastric drainage (EUS-GD) in patients who required early postoperative drainage of peripancreatic fluid collection or postoperative pancreatic fistulas after pancreatic surgery. Patients and Methods: Between May 2012 and January 2016, 33 patients who developed peripancreatic fluid collection or postoperative pancreatic fistulas after pancreatic resection...