Treatment and Clinical Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: necrotizing pancreatitis; infected necrosis; step-up approach; necrosectomy; minimally invasive surgery; artificial intelligence; lumen-apposing metal stent; pancreatic necrosis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Necrotizing pancreatitis remains one of the most complex and lethal entities of intra-abdominal disease, with major gaps in evidence and wide variability in global practice. It has evolved from a condition managed primarily with early open surgery to one treated with delayed, minimally invasive, multidisciplinary strategies. Despite these advances, it remains associated with high morbidity, prolonged hospitalizations, significant mortality, and persistent gaps in standardized care. This Special Issue aims to synthesize current knowledge, identify unresolved challenges, and promote innovations that improve outcomes in necrotizing pancreatitis. Scope includes diagnostics, intervention timing, minimally invasive techniques, management of complications, ICU management, and long-term sequelae. Emerging areas include optimized endoscopic step-up algorithms, refinement of lumen-apposing metal stent protocols, advanced techniques for management of bleeding complications, and targeted therapies for inflammatory modulation. We welcome original research and review articles addressing key areas of interest in necrotizing pancreatitis.
Dr. Apostolos Gaitanidis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- necrotizing pancreatitis
- infected necrosis
- step-up approach
- necrosectomy
- minimally invasive surgery
- artificial intelligence
- lumen-apposing metal stent
- pancreatic necrosis
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