Brianna Shinn, James Burdick, Kevin Berk, Joo Ha Hwang, Samer El-Dika, Wassem Juakiem, Samuel Han, Somashekar Krishna, Mouen A Khashab, Shruti Mony, Kambiz Kadkhodayan, Harshit S Khara, Ali M Ahmed, Tina Boortalary, Abhishek Agnohortri, Anand Kumar, Austin Chiang, Faisal Kamal, Alexander Schlachterman, David Loren, Thomas Kowalski
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Direct endoscopic necrosectomy (DEN) is a recommended strategy for treatment of walled-off-necrosis (WON). DEN uses a variety of devices including the EndoRotor (Interscope, Inc.) debridement catheter. Recently, a 5.1 mm EndoRotor with increased chamber size and rate of tissue removal was introduced. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of this device. METHODS: A multi-center cohort study was conducted at eight institutions including patients who underwent DEN with the 5...
February 29, 2024: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy