Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage for an abscess cavity

• Main Authors: Nozomi Okuno (Author), Kazuo Hara (Author), Nobumasa Mizuno (Author), Shin Haba (Author), Takamichi Kuwahara (Author), Yasuhiro Kuraishi (Author), Takafumi Yanaidani (Author), Sho Ishikawa (Author), Tsukasa Yasuda (Author), Masanori Yamada (Author), Toshitaka Fukui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided interventions, including EUS-guided biliary drainage and EUS-guided cystic drainage, are now well developed and in widespread use. Intraperitoneal abscess requires drainage because mortality associated with an undrained abscess is high. Percutaneous or surgical dra...