Objective: the authors report their experience about the endoscopic treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts (PP). Design: report of 8 cases; evaluation of effectiveness, morbidity and mortality. Setting: Operative Unit of General and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical, Anatomical and Oncological Disciplines. Policlinico, University of Palermo. Interverventions: endoscopic drainage in all 8 patients. Result: 88% successful (7/8). Conclusion: endoscopic drainage of PP is a safe and simple treatment, with high rates of success and low rate of morbility.