Mo1334 TIME FOR CHANGING OF GUARD: FROM MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TO ENDOSCOPIC DRAINAGE FOR MANAGEMENT OF WALLED-OFF PANCREATIC NECROSIS

About 20% of patients with acute pancreatitis develop necrosis of the pancreatic parenchyma and peripancreatic tissue leading to prolonged course along with a high risk of complications, organ failure and death. Endoscopic drainage (ED) with or without necrosectomy, and minimally invasive surgical necrosectomy (MISN) have been increasingly utilized for treatment of symptomatic sterile and infected walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WON).

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