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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2015; 21(22): 6850-6860
Published online Jun 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i22.6850
Minimally invasive treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts
Enver Zerem, Goran Hauser, Svjetlana Loga-Zec, Suad Kunosić, Predrag Jovanović, Dino Crnkić
Enver Zerem, Predrag Jovanović, Department of Gastroenterology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Enver Zerem, Department of Medical Sciences, The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Goran Hauser, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Svjetlana Loga-Zec, Institute of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Suad Kunosić, Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Tuzla, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dino Crnkić, Faculty of Pharmacology, University of Tuzla, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Author contributions: Zerem E contributed to the conception and design of the paper, the writing of the paper and the final revision; Hauser G contributed to the literature search, the writing of the paper and the final revision of the paper; Loga-Zec S, Kunosić S, Jovanović P and Crnkić D contributed to the writing of the paper and the final revision of the paper.
Conflict-of-interest: All authors have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
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Correspondence to: Enver Zerem, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Trnovac bb, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. zerem@live.com
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Received: January 24, 2015
Peer-review started: January 25, 2015
First decision: March 10, 2015
Revised: March 29, 2015
Accepted: April 28, 2015
Article in press: April 28, 2015
Published online: June 14, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: Pancreatic pseudocysts (PPCs) are common complications of acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic trauma, and pancreatic duct obstruction. They can be treated with a variety of methods: percutaneous catheter drainage, endoscopic transpapillary or transmural drainage, laparoscopic surgery, or open pseudocystoenterostomy. It is a difficult decision whether to treat a patient with a PPC and if so, with what treatment modalities and when. This article presents and critically evaluates the minimally invasive approaches for the treatment of PPCs.