Complementary ultrasound- and endoscopy-guided treatment of pancreatic abscesses and infected necroses-results of a large unicenter consecutive patient cohort study

Purpose: Therapy of pancreatic abscesses and infected necroses has undergone a change from operative to endoscopic-interventional therapy in the past few years. External percutaneous drainage has a particular standing in the treatment concept of this disease. With the help of a large unicenter consecutive patient cohort study a complementary approach of different techniques is investigated. Material and methods: In the period of time from 2002 until 07/2012 180 patients with pancreatic abscesses (n = 124) and infected necroses (n = 56) have been treated in our department. Depending on clinical severity of proces…