Pancreatic necrosis often results in main pancreatic duct injury and eventual discontinuity, or so-called disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome (DPDS), with recurrent symptoms from duct obstruction

Internal drainage using large-caliber lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) is now a dominant therapy for acute fluid collections and walled-off pancreatic necrosis associated with acute pancreatitis.

This video demonstrates the hallmarks of Disconnected Pancreatic Duct Syndrome.