Endoscopic “step-up approach” using a dedicated biflanged metal stent reduces the need for direct necrosectomy in walled-off necrosis (with videos)

Classification of acute pancreatitis—2012: revision of the Atlanta classification and definitions by international consensus

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Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pathology +11

A Step-up Approach or Open Necrosectomy for Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Hjalmar C. van Santvoort, Marc G. Besselink, Olaf J. Bakker et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2010 · 1.7K citations · Full text

Medicine, Pathology, Surgery +17

Equal Efficacy of Endoscopic and Surgical Cystogastrostomy for Pancreatic Pseudocyst Drainage in a Randomized Trial

Shyam Varadarajulu, Ji Young Bang, Bryce Sutton et al. · Gastroenterology · 2013 · 503 citations · Full text

Medicine, Surgery, Gastroenterology +10

Outcome differences after endoscopic drainage of pancreatic necrosis, acute pancreatic pseudocysts, and chronic pancreatic pseudocysts

Todd H. Baron, Gavin C. Harewood, Desiree E. Morgan et al. · Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2002 · 469 citations

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery +16

Clinical evaluation of a novel lumen-apposing metal stent for endosonography-guided pancreatic pseudocyst and gallbladder drainage (with videos)

Takao Itoi, Kenneth F. Binmoeller, Janak N. Shah et al. · Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2012 · 454 citations

Medicine, Radiology, Surgery +17