The electro-cautery lumen apposing metal stent (EC-LAMS) is a newly developed device
that integrates the electro-cautery cyctotome with the one-step metal stent delivery and …

Background: Lumen apposing metal stents (LAMSs) have a higher clinical success rate for
managing pancreatic fluid collections. But they are associated with adverse events (AEs) …

Background and Aims Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) have proven to be effective for
drainage of pancreatic walled-off necrosis (WON), although associated adverse events …

Background/Aims: Coaxial placement of double pigtail plastic stents (DPPS) through lumen-
apposing metal stents (LAMSs) is commonly performed to reduce the risk of LAMS …

Necrotizing pancreatitis is a complex clinical condition burdened with significant morbidity
and mortality. In recent years, the huge progress of interventional endoscopic ultrasound …

Background Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) are often used to drain pancreatic fluid
collections (PFCs). However, adverse events, such as stent obstruction, infection, or …

Objective To prepare a set of practice guidelines to standardize the entire process, from
diagnosis to treatment and follow-up, for pancreatic pseudocysts and walled-off necrosis …

Infected necrotizing pancreatitis (INP) represents a severe condition in patients with acute
pancreatitis. Invasive interventions are recommended in symptomatic INP. Growing …

Background and Objectives: Bleeding is one of the most feared and frequent adverse events
in the case of EUS-guided drainage of WOPN using lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) …

Methods: We reviewed several databases to identify the studies that compared outcomes of
LAMS with DPS to LAMS without DPS in the treatment of PFCs. Our outcomes of interest …