Endoscopic laser pancreatic cystogastrostomy

✍ Scribed by C. D. Irvine; S. Javaid; C. R. Kapadia

• Book ID: 104655852
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 226 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0930-2794
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00187352

✦ Synopsis

Traditionally the drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts has been carried out operatively, forming a cystenterostomy. A simple endoscopic method of forming a pancreatic cystogastrostomy with laser is presented. This procedure does not require a general anesthetic, is safe, and allows resolution of symptoms.