
Immediate drainage no better for infected necrotizing pancreatitis
(HealthDay)—For patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis, immediate catheter drainage is not superior to postponed catheter drainage with regard to reducing complications, according to a study published in the Oct. 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Lotte Boxhoorn, M.D., from the University of Amsterdam, and colleagues conducted a randomized superiority trial involving patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis who […]
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