Predicting Success of Catheter Drainage in Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis.

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At least 30% of patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis are successfully treated with catheter drainage alone. It is currently not possible to predict which patients also need necrosectomy. We evaluated predictive factors for successful catheter drainage.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ann. Surg.

Title: Annals of surgery

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1528-1140

ISSN (Print): 0003-4932

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2016

Volume: 263

Issue: 4

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[1 ] *Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands †Department of Research and Development, St Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands ‡Department of Radiology, St Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands §Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ¶Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ||Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands #Department of Operation Rooms/Evidence Based Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001203

PubMed ID: 25775071

SO-VID: 7d18bde4-cc30-4944-8404-352b96cb0a16

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