EUS correlates of disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome in walled-off necrosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and study aims

Although the diagnostic features of disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome (DPDS) by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic/endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (MRCP/ERCP) have been established, no such characterization exists for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). This study describes the imaging features of EUS that accurately define DPDS.

Patients and methods

This is a prospective study comprising 21 of 42 patients who underwent EUS-guided drainage of walled-off necrosis (WON) over an 18-month period. Findings on EUS were correlated with CT and pancreatography or surgical pathology when available. DPDS by EUS was defined by the presence of a well-defined fluid collection along the course of the main pancreatic duct with the upstream pancreatic

SUBMITTER: Bang JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4988859 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature