For severe infected necrotizing pancreatitis, researchers compared endoscopic and minimally invasive surgical (MIS) treatments in a meta-analysis. Analyzing five randomized controlled trials with 284 patients, endoscopic procedures (145 patients) outperformed MIS (139 patients), demonstrating significantly lower complication rates and better patient quality of life.
Journal Article by Tang P, Ali K (…) Zhang W et 5 al. in Ann Med
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