Tag: Percutaneous drainage

With reported clinical success rates for percutaneous drainage often exceeding 90%, it is a highly effective, minimally invasive treatment. Despite its high success, understanding what are the complications of percutaneous drainage is crucial for patients and healthcare providers to ensure proper preparation and monitoring.

Pancreatic fluid collections, including pseudocysts and walled-off necrosis, occur in up to 38% of patients with pancreatitis. When these collections become symptomatic, a specialized pancreatic drainage procedure is often necessary to remove the fluid or dead tissue and relieve patient discomfort.