This study investigates the predictive factors for the necessity of step-up procedures following endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage (EUS-FCD) of peripancreatic fluid collections (PFCs). Prior ...

Methods: A total of 2,415 subjects (1,261 women; 1,154 men) underwent ultrasound examination of the gallbladder, in November 1996 as part of a prospective study. Subjects in whom GP were detected ...