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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 16, 2024; 16(6): 273-281
Published online Jun 16, 2024. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v16.i6.273
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic fluid collection drainage: Where are we?
Anupam Kumar Singh, Manish Manrai, Rakesh Kochhar
Anupam Kumar Singh, Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Manish Manrai, Department of Gastroenterology, Command Hospital, Lucknow 226002, India
Rakesh Kochhar, Department of Gastroenterology, Paras Hospital, Panchkula 134109, India
Author contributions: Manrai M conceptualized the review, provided resources, and performed formal analysis, review, and editing; Singh AK provided resources and performed formal analysis, data curation, and writing; Kochhar R provided resources and performed validation and editing.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Manish Manrai, FRCPE, MBBS, MD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Command Hospital, Lucknow Cantt, Lucknow 226002, India. manishmanrai@yahoo.com
Received: January 26, 2024
Revised: April 19, 2024
Accepted: May 27, 2024
Published online: June 16, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Pancreatic fluid collections can be challenging to manage during acute or chronic pancreatitis. In the presence of established indications of drainage, especially infected collections, the modalities include percutaneous, endoscopic, minimally invasive surgery, or a combined approach. There has been a subtle shift towards endoscopic drainage as the emerging modality in certain situations. We highlighted the methodology and complications of this modality of therapy for drainage of pancreatic fluid collections.