In 1886,Senn stated that removing necrotic pancreatic and peripancreatic tissue would benefit patients with severe acute pancreatitis.Since then,necrosectomy has been a mainstay of surgical procedures for infected nec...In 1886,Senn stated that removing necrotic pancreatic and peripancreatic tissue would benefit patients with severe acute pancreatitis.Since then,necrosectomy has been a mainstay of surgical procedures for infected necrotizing pancreatitis(NP).No published report has successfully questioned the role of necrosectomy.Recently,however,increasing evidence shows good outcomes when treating walled-off necrotizing pancreatitis without a necrosectomy.The literature concerning NP published primarily after 2000 was reviewed;it demonstrates the feasibility of a paradigm shift.The majority(75%)of minimally invasive necrosectomies show higher completion rates:between 80%and 100%.Transluminal endoscopic necrosectomy has shown remarkable results when combined with percutaneous drainage or a metallic stent.Related morbidities range from 40%to 92%.Single-digit mortality rates have been achieved with transluminal endoscopic necrosectomy,but not with video-assisted retroperitoneal necrosectomy series.Drainage procedures without necrosectomy have evolved from percutaneous drainage to transluminal endoscopic drainage with or without percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy access for laparoscopic instruments.Most series have reached higher success rates of 79%-93%,and even 100%,using transcystic multiple drainage methods.It is becoming evident that transluminal endoscopic drainage treatment of walledoff NP without a necrosectomy is feasible.With further refinement of the drainage procedures,a paradigm shift from necrosectomy to drainage is inevitable.展开更多
文摘In 1886,Senn stated that removing necrotic pancreatic and peripancreatic tissue would benefit patients with severe acute pancreatitis.Since then,necrosectomy has been a mainstay of surgical procedures for infected necrotizing pancreatitis(NP).No published report has successfully questioned the role of necrosectomy.Recently,however,increasing evidence shows good outcomes when treating walled-off necrotizing pancreatitis without a necrosectomy.The literature concerning NP published primarily after 2000 was reviewed;it demonstrates the feasibility of a paradigm shift.The majority(75%)of minimally invasive necrosectomies show higher completion rates:between 80%and 100%.Transluminal endoscopic necrosectomy has shown remarkable results when combined with percutaneous drainage or a metallic stent.Related morbidities range from 40%to 92%.Single-digit mortality rates have been achieved with transluminal endoscopic necrosectomy,but not with video-assisted retroperitoneal necrosectomy series.Drainage procedures without necrosectomy have evolved from percutaneous drainage to transluminal endoscopic drainage with or without percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy access for laparoscopic instruments.Most series have reached higher success rates of 79%-93%,and even 100%,using transcystic multiple drainage methods.It is becoming evident that transluminal endoscopic drainage treatment of walledoff NP without a necrosectomy is feasible.With further refinement of the drainage procedures,a paradigm shift from necrosectomy to drainage is inevitable.
