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Review Article| Volume 55, P231-250, September 2021

Necrosectomy in the Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis

  • Amy Y. Li
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    Department of Surgery, Section of Surgical Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room H3591, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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  • John R. Bergquist
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    Department of Surgery, Section of Surgical Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room H3591, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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  • Brendan C. Visser
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    Correspondence to: Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Section of Surgical Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr., H3680, Stanford, CA 94305-5655.
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    Department of Surgery, Section of Surgical Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, H3680, Stanford, CA 94305-5655, USA
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      Percutaneous or endoscopic drainage can be performed to bridge critically ill patients to definitive debridement (surgical and endoscopic step-up approaches).

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