Minimal Access Retroperitoneal Pancreatic Necrosectomy

Comparison of minimal access retroperitoneal pancreatic necrosectomy (MARPN) versus open necrosectomy in the treatment of infected or nonresolving pancreatic necrosis.Infected pancreatic necrosis may lead to progressive organ failure and death. Minimal access techniques have been developed in an attempt to reduce the high mortality of open necrosectomy.This was a retrospective analysis on a prospective data base comprising 189 consecutive...