Endoscopic management of pancreatic fluid collections without EUS in our practice. Results of cystenterostomies in 38 patients

Introduction: Pancreatic fluid collections are consequences of acute or chronic pancreatitis (CP), that can lead to local and/or systemic complications, even death. Complicating, or large pseudocysts (PC) and PCs in CP need intervention to resolve. Endoscopic cystenterostomy (EC) can be guided by the buldging of the cyst into the lumen, or by using EUS in the absence of it. Patients, methods: In the last 3 years we have performed EC in 38 patients (pts), 24 men and 14 women, (average age: 55.2 ys). The origin of pancreatic fluid collections was acute necrosis in 24 pts and CP in 14 cases. The fluid collections w…