Plastic Versus Metal EUS-Guided Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections: Do We Really Know When to Use the Hard Way?

We read with great interest the study by Chandrasekhara et al1 investigating patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs) with lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) to identify independent predictors that could stratify patients into those who will require additional step-up therapy with direct necrosectomy versus those who may avoid...