Percutaneous drainage of pancreatic duct for treating acute pancreatitis

Chronic recurrent pancreatitis with intractable pain, acute pancreatitis not responding to optimal medical management, and a variety of complications ranging from pseudocyst to abscess are most often treated by surgical intervention [1]. We describe a case of recurrent acute pancreatitis in a highrisk surgical patient managed acutely and maintained long term by CT-guided percutaneous catheter drainage of the pancreatic duct.