A 56-year-old woman presents 6 months after an episode of acute pancreatitis complicated by pseudocyst, which was treated with percutaneous drainage and subsequent drain removal. She now reports abdominal pain and early satiety. Computed tomography shows a 5-cm pancreatic pseudocyst near the pancreatic tail, in a similar location as her initial pseudocyst. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography demonstrates a communication between the pseudocyst and pancreatic duct. What is the most appropriate initial management?
A. Repeat percutaneous drainage
B. Endoscopic pancreatic stent placement
C. Endoscopic transgastric drainage
D. Minimally invasive pseudocyst drainage and cystogastrostomy
E. Open pseudocyst drainage and pancreatojejunostomy
Select your answer:
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