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Razjouyan H, Maranki JL. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for the Management of Pancreatic Duct Leaks and Fistulas. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2024; 34:405-416. [PMID: 38796289 DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2024.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
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Pancreatic duct (PD) leaks are a common complication of acute and chronic pancreatitis, trauma to the pancreas, and pancreatic surgery. Diagnosis of PD leaks and fistulas is often made with contrast-enhanced pancreatic protocol computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging with MRCP. Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography with pancreatic duct stenting in appropriately selected patients is often an effective treatment, helps to avoid surgery, and is considered first-line therapy in cases that fail conservative management.
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- Hadie Razjouyan
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health, 500 University Drive, HU850, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health, 500 University Drive, HU850, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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Interventional Radiological Management and Prevention of Complications after Pancreatic Surgery: Drainage, Embolization and Islet Auto-Transplantation. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11206005. [PMID: 36294326 PMCID: PMC9605367 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11206005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Pancreatic surgery still remains burdened by high levels of morbidity and mortality with a relevant incidence of complications, even in high volume centers. This review highlights the interventional radiological management of complications after pancreatic surgery. The current literature regarding the percutaneous drainage of fluid collections due to pancreatic fistulas, percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage due to biliary leaks and transcatheter embolization (or stent–graft) due to arterial bleeding is analyzed. Moreover, also, percutaneous intra-portal islet auto-transplantation for the prevention of pancreatogenic diabetes in case of extended pancreatic resection is also examined. Moreover, a topic not usually treated in other similar reviewsas percutaneous intra-portal islet auto-transplantation for the prevention of pancreatogenic diabetes in case of extended pancreatic resection is also one of our areas of focus. In islet auto-transplantation, the patient is simultaneously donor and recipient. Differently from islet allo-transplantation, it does not require immunosuppression, has no risk of rejection and is usually efficient with a small number of transplanted islets.
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Fedorov AV, Ektov VN, Khodorkovsky MA. [Disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome in acute pancreatitis]. Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2022:83-89. [PMID: 35920227 DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia202208183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The review is devoted to diagnosis and treatment of disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome (DPDS) in patients with acute pancreatitis. Data on terminology, indications and options for endoscopic transluminal interventions are presented in detail. The results of numerous studies evaluating clinical efficacy of various endoscopic and open surgical procedures are analyzed. Available data confirm advisability of staged treatment of DPDS with primary endoscopic drainage of pancreatic fluid accumulations in specialized centers.
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- A V Fedorov
- Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Voronezh State Medical University, Voronezh, Russia
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Spontaneous Internal Pancreatic Fistulae Complicating Acute Pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol 2021; 116:1381-1386. [PMID: 34183576 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Spontaneous pancreatic fistula (PF) is a rare but challenging complication of acute pancreatitis (AP). The fistulae could be internal (draining into another viscera or cavity, e.g., pancreaticocolonic, gastric, duodenal, jejunal, ileal, pleural, or bronchial) or external (draining to skin, i.e., pancreaticocutaneous). Internal fistulae constitute the majority of PF and will be discussed in this review. Male sex, alcohol abuse, severe AP, and infected necrosis are the major risk factors for development of internal PF. A high index of suspicion is required to diagnose PF. Broad availability of computed tomography makes it the initial test of choice. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography have higher sensitivity compared with computed tomography scan and also allow for assessment of pancreatic duct for leak or disconnection, which affects treatment approaches. Certain complications of PF including hemorrhage and sepsis could be life-threatening and require urgent intervention. In nonurgent/chronic cases, management of internal PF involves control of sepsis, which requires effective drainage of any residual pancreatic collection/necrosis, sometimes by enlarging the fistula. Decreasing fistula output with somatostatin analogs (in pancreaticopleural fistula) and decreasing intraductal pressure with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography or endoscopic ultrasound/interventional radiology-guided interventions or surgery are commonly used strategies for management of PF. More than 60% of the internal PF close with medical and nonsurgical interventions. Colonic fistula, medical refractory-PF, or PF associated with disconnected pancreatic duct can require surgical intervention including bowel resection or distal pancreatectomy. In conclusion, AP-induced spontaneous internal PF is a complex complication requiring multidisciplinary care for successful management.
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Timmerhuis HC, van Dijk SM, Verdonk RC, Bollen TL, Bruno MJ, Fockens P, van Hooft JE, Voermans RP, Besselink MG, van Santvoort HC. Various Modalities Accurate in Diagnosing a Disrupted or Disconnected Pancreatic Duct in Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review. Dig Dis Sci 2021; 66:1415-1424. [PMID: 32594462 PMCID: PMC8053185 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-020-06413-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Severe pancreatitis may result in a disrupted pancreatic duct, which is associated with a complicated clinical course. Diagnosis of a disrupted pancreatic duct is not standardized in clinical practice or international guidelines. We performed a systematic review of the literature on imaging modalities for diagnosing a disrupted pancreatic duct in patients with acute pancreatitis. METHODS A systematic search was performed in PubMed, Embase and Cochrane library databases to identify all studies evaluating diagnostic modalities for the diagnosis of a disrupted pancreatic duct in acute pancreatitis. All data regarding diagnostic accuracy were extracted. RESULTS We included 8 studies, evaluating five different diagnostic modalities in 142 patients with severe acute pancreatitis. Study quality was assessed, with proportionally divided high and low risk of bias and low applicability concerns in 75% of the studies. A sensitivity of 100% was reported for endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The sensitivity of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography with or without secretin was 83%. A sensitivity of 92% was demonstrated for a combined cohort of secretin-magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. A sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 50% was found for amylase measurements in drain fluid compared with ERCP. CONCLUSIONS This review suggests that various diagnostic modalities are accurate in diagnosing a disrupted pancreatic duct in patients with acute pancreatitis. Amylase measurement in drain fluid should be standardized. Given the invasive nature of other modalities, secretin-magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography would be recommended as first diagnostic modality. Further prospective studies, however, are needed.
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- Hester C. Timmerhuis
- Department of Research and Development, St. Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Research and Development, St. Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, PO 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, St. Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, PO 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, PO 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, PO 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, PO 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Research and Development, St. Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, PO 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, St. Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, PO 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Li X, Paz-Fumagalli R, Wang W, Toskich BB, Stauffer JA, Frey GT, McKinney JM, Nguyen JH. Percutaneous direct pancreatic duct intervention in management of pancreatic fistulas: a primary treatment or temporizing therapy to prepare for elective surgery. BMC Gastroenterol 2021; 21:44. [PMID: 33509111 PMCID: PMC7844943 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-021-01620-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study evaluates preliminary results of image-guided percutaneous direct pancreatic duct intervention in the management of pancreatic fistula after surgery or pancreatitis when initially ineligible for surgical or endoscopic therapy. METHODS Between 2001 and 2018 the medical records of all patients that underwent percutaneous pancreatic duct intervention for radiographically confirmed pancreatic fistula initially ineligible for surgical or endoscopic repair were reviewed for demographics, clinical history, procedure details, adverse events, procedure related imaging and laboratory results, ability to directly catheterized the main pancreatic duct, and whether desired clinical objectives were met. RESULTS In 10 of 11patients (6 male and 5 female with mean age 60.5, range 39-89) percutaneous pancreatic duct cannulation was possible. The 10 duct interventions included direct ductal suction drainage in 7, percutaneous duct closure in 3 and stent placement in 1. Pancreatic fistulas closed in 7 of 10, 2 were temporized until elective surgery, and 1 palliated until death from malignancy. The single patient with failed duct cannulation resolved the fistula with prolonged catheter drainage of the peri-pancreatic cavity. There were no major adverse events related to intervention. CONCLUSION In patients with pancreatic fistulas initially ineligible for endoscopic therapy or elective surgery, direct percutaneous pancreatic duct interventions are possible, can achieve improvement without major morbidity or mortality, and can improve and maintain the medical condition of patients in preparation for definitive surgery.
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- Xi Li
- Interventional Radiology Department, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, Guandong, China.,Division of Interventional Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Pawar VB, Rathi P, Thanage R, Debnath P, Nair S, Contractor Q. Early Endoscopic Intervention in Pancreaticopleural Fistula: A Single-Center Experience. JOURNAL OF DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Background Pancreaticopleural fistulas are among the rarest complications of chronic pancreatitis. The main objective of the research, conducted on a total of seven patients, was to evaluate the effectiveness of early endoscopic management of pancreaticopleural fistula.
Methods The diagnosis of fistula was reached when fistulous tract was demonstrated on imaging studies and/or pleural fluid amylase level was greater than 2,000 U/L. The data were retrospectively analyzed from the records.
Results The prototype patient in our series was a chronic alcoholic male with median age of 45 years. Computed tomography scan was performed in all the seven patients but could diagnose leak only in four patients. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography was better in the remaining three patients for diagnosing fistula. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was the most sensitive test that diagnosed fistula in all the seven patients. Pancreatic duct (PD) cannulation was successful and pancreatic sphincterotomy with PD stenting was performed in all the seven patients. We could avoid surgical intervention in our patients.
Conclusions We advise early endoscopic treatment within 7 days of symptom onset as opposed to 3 weeks, which was proposed previously. Medical therapies should be complimentary to PD stenting.
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- Vinay Balasaheb Pawar
- Department of Gastroenterology, Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Xu MM, Andalib I, Novikov A, Dawod E, Gabr M, Gaidhane M, Tyberg A, Kahaleh M. Endoscopic Therapy for Pancreatic Fluid Collections: A Definitive Management Using a Dedicated Algorithm. Clin Endosc 2019; 53:355-360. [PMID: 31794655 PMCID: PMC7280836 DOI: 10.5946/ce.2019.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided drainage is the preferred approach for infected or symptomatic pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs). Here, we developed an algorithm for the management of pancreatitis complicated by PFCs and report on its effcacy and safety. METHODS Between September 2011 and October 2017, patients were prospectively managed according to the algorithm. PFCs were classified as poorly organized fluid collections (POFCs), pancreatic pseudocysts (PPs), or walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN). Clinical success was defined as a decrease in PFC size by ≥50% of the maximal diameter or to ≤2 cm. RESULTS A total of 108 patients (62% male; mean age, 53 years) were included: 13 had POFCs, 43 had PPs, and 52 had WOPN. Seventytwo patients (66%) required a pancreatic duct (PD) stent, whereas 65 (60%) received enteral feeding. A total of 103 (95%) patients achieved clinical success. Eight patients experienced complications including bleeding (n=6) and surgical intervention (n=2). Patients with enteral feeding were 3.4 times more likely to achieve resolution within 60 days (p=0.0421), whereas those with PD stenting was five times more likely to achieve resolution within 90 days (p=0.0069). CONCLUSION A high PFC resolution rate can be achieved when a dedicated algorithm encompassing EUS-guided drainage, PD stenting, and early enteral feeding is adopted.
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- Ming Ming Xu
- Division of Gastroenterology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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van Dijk SM, Timmerhuis HC, Verdonk RC, Reijnders E, Bruno MJ, Fockens P, Voermans RP, Besselink MG, van Santvoort HC. Treatment of disrupted and disconnected pancreatic duct in necrotizing pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pancreatology 2019; 19:905-915. [PMID: 31473083 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2019.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Necrotizing pancreatitis may lead to loss of integrity of the pancreatic duct, resulting in leakage of pancreatic fluid. Pancreatic duct disruption or disconnection is associated with a prolonged disease course and particular complications. Since a standard treatment for this condition is currently lacking, we performed a systematic review of the literature to compare outcomes of various treatment strategies. METHODS A systematic review was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines in the PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases. Included were articles considering the treatment of patients with disrupted or disconnected pancreatic duct resulting from acute necrotizing pancreatitis. RESULTS Overall, 21 observational cohort studies were included comprising a total of 583 relevant patients. The most frequently used treatment strategies included endoscopic transpapillary drainage, endoscopic transluminal drainage, surgical drainage or resection, or combined procedures. Pooled analysis showed success rates of 81% (95%-CI: 60-92%) for transpapillary and 92% (95%-CI: 77-98%) for transluminal drainage, 80% (95%-CI: 67-89%) for distal pancreatectomy and 84% (95%-CI: 73-91%) for cyst-jejunostomy. Success rates did not differ between surgical procedures (cyst-jejunostomy and distal pancreatectomy (risk ratio = 1.06, p = .26)) but distal pancreatectomy was associated with a higher incidence of endocrine pancreatic insufficiency (risk ratio = 3.06, p = .01). The success rate of conservative treatment is unknown. DISCUSSION Different treatment strategies for pancreatic duct disruption and duct disconnection after necrotizing pancreatitis show high success rates but various sources of bias in the available studies are likely. High-quality prospective, studies, including unselected patients, are needed to establish the most effective treatment in specific subgroups of patients, including timing of treatment and long-term follow-up.
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- Sven M van Dijk
- Department of Research & Development, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Research & Development, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands; Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands; Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Chen Y, Jiang Y, Qian W, Yu Q, Dong Y, Zhu H, Liu F, Du Y, Wang D, Li Z. Endoscopic transpapillary drainage in disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome after acute pancreatitis and trauma: long-term outcomes in 31 patients. BMC Gastroenterol 2019; 19:54. [PMID: 30991953 PMCID: PMC6469079 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-019-0977-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Conventionally, disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome is treated surgically. Endoscopic management is associated with lesser morbidity and mortality than that observed with surgery and shows similar success rates. However, limited data are available in this context. We evaluated the efficacy of endotherapeutic management for this syndrome. Methods We prospectively obtained data of patients with disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome between September 2008 and January 2016. Demographic and clinical data were assessed, and factors affecting clinical outcomes were statistically analyzed. Results Thirty-one patients underwent 40 endoscopic transpapillary procedures, and 1 patient developed an infection after prosthesis insertion. Etiological contributors to disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome were abdominal trauma (52%) and acute necrotizing pancreatitis (48%). The median interval between the appearance of pancreatic leaks and disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome was 6.6 months (range 0.5–84 months). The median follow-up after the last treatment procedure was 38 months (range 17–99 months). Patients with complete main pancreatic duct disruption in the body/tail showed a low risk of pancreatic atrophy (P = 0.009). This study highlighted the significant correlation between endoscopic transpapillary drainage and clinical success (P = 0.014). Conclusions Disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome is not an uncommon sequel of pancreatic injury, and much of the delayed diagnosis is attributable to a lack of knowledge regarding this disease. Endoscopic transpapillary intervention with ductal stenting is an effective and safe treatment for this condition.
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- Yan Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.,Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, Center of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.,Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.,Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.,Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.,Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China. .,Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, China. .,Digestive Endoscopy Center, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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Wang Z, Wang Q, Song J, Yao W, Lei P, Tang C, Yuan P, Leng J. Treatment of severe acute pancreatitis via endoscopic pancreatic stenting and nasopancreatic drainage: Case reports. Exp Ther Med 2019; 17:432-436. [PMID: 30651817 PMCID: PMC6307471 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.6958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is associated with high mortality. SAP is generally treated by conservative management at the early phase, and removal of the pancreatic and peripancreatic necrotic tissue at the late phase. However, studies have suggested that the surgical treatment of SAP should focus on pressure reduction and drainage. In this case report, 3 SAP patients of 44, 30 and 60 years of age were treated at the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University. They underwent emergency endoscopic pancreatic stenting at the early phase and nasopancreatic drainage at the late phase when peripancreatic encapsulated effusion was observed. All patients were successfully treated and discharged from the hospital. The disease duration of the patients was 71, 58, and 88 days, respectively. Our cases suggested that the surgical strategy of endoscopic pancreatic stenting at the early phase and nasopancreatic drainage at the late phase is promising for the treatment of SAP.
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- Zuozheng Wang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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Rana SS, Sharma RK, Gupta R. Endoscopic management of pancreatic ascites due to duct disruption following acute necrotizing pancreatitis. JGH OPEN 2018; 3:111-116. [PMID: 31061885 PMCID: PMC6487829 DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.12113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Revised: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background and Aim Acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) can be associated with pancreatic duct (PD) disruption. PD disruption can lead to the formation of internal fistulae and consequent pancreatic ascites. Pancreatic ascites is reported very rarely following ANP, and therefore, the role of endotherapy in this setting is not defined. To retrospectively study the safety and efficacy of endoscopic drainage in patients with pancreatic ascites following ANP. Methods Over a period of 6 years, 12 patients (10 males; mean age: 35.9 ± 7.1 years) with pancreatic ascites following ANP underwent an attempted endoscopic drainage. Patients with a coexistent pancreatic fluid collection (PFC) underwent endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transmural drainage of PFC whereas patients with pancreatic ascites alone underwent transpapillary drainage alone. Results Nine (75%) patients had coexistent PFC, whereas three patients presented with ascites only. The mean size of PFC was 7.2 ± 1.6 cm. Patients with PFC underwent successful EUS-guided transmural drainage (multiple plastic stents in eight and metal stent in one patient) with complete resolution of PFC as well as ascites within 2-3 weeks. Of three patients with ascites alone, one patient had complete PD disruption, whereas two patients had partial PD disruption. Both patients with partial disruption underwent successful placement of bridging transpapillary stent and resolution of ascites at 6 weeks. In patients with complete disruption, a nonbridging stent was placed into the disruption, and ascites resolved after 8 weeks. There has been no recurrence over 27.5 ± 17.7 weeks. Conclusion Endoscopic drainage is a safe and effective treatment modality for the treatment of pancreatic ascites following ANP.
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- Surinder S Rana
- Department of Gastroenterology Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh India
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- Department of Gastroenterology Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh India
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- Department of Surgery Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh India
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Aghdassi A, Simon P, Pickartz T, Budde C, Skube ME, Lerch MM. Endoscopic management of complications of acute pancreatitis: an update on the field. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 12:1207-1218. [PMID: 30791791 DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2018.1537781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Acute pancreatitis is a frequent, nonmalignant gastrointestinal disorder leading to hospital admission. For its severe form and subsequent complications, minimally invasive and endoscopic procedures are being used increasingly, and are subject to rapid technical advances. Areas covered: Based on a systematic literature search in PubMed, medline, and Web-of-Science, we discuss the currently available treatment strategies for endoscopic therapy of pancreatic pseudocysts, walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WON), and disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome (DPDS), and compare the efficacy and safety of plastic and metal stents. A special focus is placed on studies directly comparing different stent types, including lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) and clinical outcomes when draining pseudocysts or WONs. The clinical significance and endoscopic treatment options for DPDS are also discussed. Expert commentary: Endoscopic therapy has become the treatment of choice for different types of pancreatic and peripancreatic collections, the majority of which, however, require no intervention. The use of LAMS has facilitated drainage and necrosectomy in patients with WON or pseudocysts. Serious complications remain a problem in spite of high technical and clinical success rates. DPDS is an increasingly recognized problem in the presence of pseudocysts or WONs but evidence for endoscopic stent placement in this situation remains insufficient.
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- Ali Aghdassi
- a Department of Medicine A , University Medicine Greifswald , Greifswald , Germany
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- a Department of Medicine A , University Medicine Greifswald , Greifswald , Germany
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- a Department of Medicine A , University Medicine Greifswald , Greifswald , Germany
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- a Department of Medicine A , University Medicine Greifswald , Greifswald , Germany
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- b Department of Surgery , University of Minnesota Medical Center , Minneapolis , MN , USA
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- a Department of Medicine A , University Medicine Greifswald , Greifswald , Germany
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Biliary Stenosis and Gastric Outlet Obstruction: Late Complications After Acute Pancreatitis With Pancreatic Duct Disruption. Pancreas 2018; 47:772-777. [PMID: 29771770 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Pancreatic duct disruption (PDD) after acute pancreatitis can cause pancreatic collections in the early phase and biliary stenosis (BS) or gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) in the late phase. We aimed to document those late complications after moderate or severe acute pancreatitis. METHODS Between September 2010 and August 2014, 141 patients showed pancreatic collections on computed tomography. Percutaneous drainage was primarily performed for patients with signs or symptoms of uncontrolled pancreatic juice leakage. Pancreatic duct disruption was defined as persistent amylase-rich drain fluid or a pancreatic duct cut-off on imaging. Clinical course of the patients who developed BS or GOO was investigated. RESULTS Among the 141 patients with collections, 33 patients showed PDD in the pancreatic head/neck area. Among them, 9 patients (27%) developed BS 65 days after onset and required stenting for 150 days, and 5 patients (15%) developed GOO 92 days after onset and required gastric decompression and jejunal tube feeding for 147 days (days shown in median). All 33 patients recovered successfully without requiring surgical intervention. CONCLUSIONS Anatomic proximity of the bile duct or duodenum to the site of PDD and severe inflammation seemed to contribute to the late onset of BS or GOO. Conservative management successfully reversed these complications.
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Teoh AYB, Dhir V, Kida M, Yasuda I, Jin ZD, Seo DW, Almadi M, Ang TL, Hara K, Hilmi I, Itoi T, Lakhtakia S, Matsuda K, Pausawasdi N, Puri R, Tang RS, Wang HP, Yang AM, Hawes R, Varadarajulu S, Yasuda K, Ho LKY. Consensus guidelines on the optimal management in interventional EUS procedures: results from the Asian EUS group RAND/UCLA expert panel. Gut 2018; 67:1209-1228. [PMID: 29463614 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-314341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) procedures are gaining popularity and the most commonly performed procedures include EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst, EUS-guided biliary drainage, EUS-guided pancreatic duct drainage and EUS-guided celiac plexus ablation. The aim of this paper is to formulate a set of practice guidelines addressing various aspects of the above procedures. METHODS Formulation of the guidelines was based on the best scientific evidence available. The RAND/UCLA appropriateness methodology (RAM) was used. Panellists recruited comprised experts in surgery, interventional EUS, interventional radiology and oncology from 11 countries. Between June 2014 and October 2016, the panellists met in meetings to discuss and vote on the clinical scenarios for each of the interventional EUS procedures in question. RESULTS A total of 15 statements on EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst, 15 statements on EUS-guided biliary drainage, 12 statements on EUS-guided pancreatic duct drainage and 14 statements on EUS-guided celiac plexus ablation were formulated. The statements addressed the indications for the procedures, technical aspects, pre- and post-procedural management, management of complications, and competency and training in the procedures. All statements except one were found to be appropriate. Randomised studies to address clinical questions in a number of aspects of the procedures are urgently required. CONCLUSIONS The current guidelines on interventional EUS procedures are the first published by an endoscopic society. These guidelines provide an in-depth review of the current evidence and standardise the management of the procedures.
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- Anthony Y B Teoh
- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara City, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Teikyo University Mizonokuchi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- St Marianna University School of Medicine, Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, India
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- Institute of Digestive Disease, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Dongcheng-qu, Beijing, China
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- Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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The last decade has seen dramatic shift in paradigm in the management of pancreatic fluid collections with the rise of endoscopic therapy over radiologic or surgical management. Endosonographic drainage is now considered the gold standard therapy for pancreatic pseudocyst. Infected pancreatic necroses are being offered endoscopic necrosectomy that has been facilitated by the arrival on the market of large diameter lumen-apposing metal stent. Severe pancreatitis or failure to thrive should receive enteral nutrition while pancreatic ductal disruption or strictures are best treated by pancreatic stenting.
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- Iman Andalib
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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Boumitri C, Brown E, Kahaleh M. Necrotizing Pancreatitis: Current Management and Therapies. Clin Endosc 2017; 50:357-365. [PMID: 28516758 PMCID: PMC5565044 DOI: 10.5946/ce.2016.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Acute necrotizing pancreatitis accounts for 10% of acute pancreatitis (AP) cases and is associated with a higher mortality and morbidity. Necrosis within the first 4 weeks of disease onset is defined as an acute necrotic collection (ANC), while walled off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN) develops after 4 weeks of disease onset. An infected or symptomatic WOPN requires drainage. The management of pancreatic necrosis has shifted away from open necrosectomy, as it is associated with a high morbidity, to less invasive techniques. In this review, we summarize the current management and therapies for acute necrotizing pancreatitis.
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- Christine Boumitri
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Dual drainage using a percutaneous pancreatic duct technique contributed to resolution of severe acute pancreatitis. Clin J Gastroenterol 2017; 10:191-195. [PMID: 28236277 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-017-0720-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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A 66-year-old man was admitted for severe acute alcoholic pancreatitis with infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN). Abdominal computed tomography revealed an inflamed pancreatic head, a dilated main pancreatic duct (MPD), and a large cavity with heterogeneous fluid containing gas adjacent to the pancreatic head, and extending to the pelvis. The cavity was drained percutaneously near the pancreatic head on admission; another tube was inserted into the pelvic cavity on hospital day 3. The drained fluid contained pus with high amylase concentration. Nasopancreatic drainage tube placement was unsuccessfully attempted on hospital day 9. On hospital day 23, percutaneous puncture of the MPD and placement of a pancreatic duct drainage tube was performed. Pancreatography revealed major extravasation from the pancreatic head. The IPN cavity receded; the percutaneous IPN drainage tube was removed on hospital day 58. On hospital day 83, the pancreatic drainage was changed to a transpapillary pancreatic stent, and the patient was discharged. Measuring the amylase concentration of peripancreatic fluid collections can aid in the diagnosis of pancreatic duct disruption; moreover, dual percutaneous necrotic cavity drainage plus pancreatic duct drainage may be essential for treating IPN. If transpapillary drainage tube placement is difficult, percutaneous pancreatic duct drainage may be feasible.
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Kühlbrey CM, Samiei N, Sick O, Makowiec F, Hopt UT, Wittel UA. Pancreatitis After Pancreatoduodenectomy Predicts Clinically Relevant Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula. J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 21:330-338. [PMID: 27896656 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-016-3305-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Morbidity after pancreas resection is still high with postoperative pancreatic fistulas (POPF) being the most frequent complication. However, exocrine insufficiency seems to protect from POPF. In clinical practice, patients showing increased postoperative systemic amylase concentrations appear to frequently develop POPF. We therefore retrospectively examined the occurrence of systemic amylase increase after pancreas resections and its association with the clinical course. PATIENTS AND METHODS Perioperative data from 739 consecutive pancreas resections were assessed in a prospectively maintained SPSS database. Serum and drain amylase concentrations were determined by routine clinical chemistry. POPFs were graded into A-C according to ISGPF definitions. RESULTS In patients with reduced serum amylase (n = 89) on day 1 after pancreatoduodenectomy, clinically relevant POPFs were not observed. In patients with normal serum amylase concentrations, clinically relevant POPFs occurred in 9 %, while in 39 % of the patients with more than three times elevated amylase concentrations, a clinically relevant postoperative fistula was observed (p < 0.001). Systemic hyperamylasemia detected on postoperative day 1 after pancreatoduodenectomy was further a good predictor for clinically relevant POPFs (AUROC = 0.797, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Patients with a high risk for developing clinically relevant POPFs can be identified on the first postoperative day by determining serum amylase.
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- C M Kühlbrey
- Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Jang JW, Kim MH, Oh D, Cho DH, Song TJ, Park DH, Lee SS, Seo DW, Lee SK, Moon SH. Factors and outcomes associated with pancreatic duct disruption in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Pancreatology 2016; 16:958-965. [PMID: 27681504 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2016.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) can affect main pancreatic duct (MPD) as well as parenchyma. However, the incidence and outcomes of MPD disruption has not been well studied in the setting of ANP. METHODS This retrospective study investigated 84 of 465 patients with ANP who underwent magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and/or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The MPD disruption group was subclassified into complete and partial disruption. RESULTS MPD disruption was documented in 38% (32/84) of the ANP patients. Extensive necrosis, enlarging/refractory pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs), persistence of amylase-rich output from percutaneous drainage, and amylase-rich ascites/pleural effusion were more frequently associated with MPD disruption. Hospital stay was prolonged (mean 55 vs. 29 days) and recurrence of PFCs (41% vs. 14%) was more frequent in the MPD disruption group, although mortality did not differ between ANP patients with and without MPD disruption. Subgroup analysis between complete disruption (n = 14) and partial disruption (n = 18) revealed a more frequent association of extensive necrosis and full-thickness glandular necrosis with complete disruption. The success rate of endoscopic transpapillary pancreatic stenting across the stricture site was lower in complete disruption (20% vs. 92%). Patients with complete MPD disruption also showed a high rate of PFC recurrence (71% vs. 17%) and required surgery more often (43% vs. 6%). CONCLUSIONS MPD disruption is not uncommon in patients with ANP with clinical suspicion on ductal disruption. Associated MPD disruption may influence morbidity, but not mortality of patients with ANP. Complete MPD disruption is often treated by surgery, whereas partial MPD disruption can be managed successfully with endoscopic transpapillary stenting and/or transmural drainage. Further prospective studies are needed to study these items.
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- Ji Woong Jang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, South Korea.
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Yokoi Y, Kikuyama M, Kurokami T, Sato T. Early dual drainage combining transpapillary endotherapy and percutaneous catheter drainage in patients with pancreatic fistula associated with severe acute pancreatitis. Pancreatology 2016; 16:497-507. [PMID: 27053007 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2016.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The development of pancreatic fistula (PF) associated with pancreatic necrosis is of great concern in the management of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). We expected that early recognition and intervention of PF combined with percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) for pancreatic infection may improve SAP outcomes. METHODS Fifteen consecutive patients with SAP were enrolled. Whenever feasible, fine-needle aspiration for fluid collection was performed to determine infection and amylase concentration. For infection and PF with amylase-rich fluid, PCD and transpapillary endotherapy (preferably naso-pancreatic drainage) were carried out as soon as possible. PCD was intensively managed by irrigating the sized-up and multiple large bore catheters. RESULTS Infected fluid collection and PF were both detected in 13 (86.7%) patients. Pancreatic duct (PD) disruption (n = 6) and organ failure (n = 5) occurred exclusively in patients with amylase-rich collection ≥10,000 U/L. The median timing of PCD and endotherapy was 15.5 and 16.5 days, respectively. No serious complications or mortality resulted from intervention procedures other than stent occlusion in one (6.7%) patient. Surgical intervention due to uncontrollable infection and visceral organ injury was avoided. Fistula closure was achieved in 12 (92.3%) of 13 PF patients with a median duration of 45 days. Disease-related mortality occurred in one (6.7%) patient. CONCLUSION Amylase-rich fluid collection ≥10,000 U/L may be an indication for further endoscopic investigation of PD disruption. Early dual drainage combining pancreatic endotherapy and PCD is feasible and safe, and may improve treatment outcome.
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- Yoshihiro Yokoi
- Department of Surgery, Shinshiro Municipal Hospital, 32-1 Kitahata, Shinshiro, Aichi 441-1387, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shizuoka General Hospital, 4-27-1 Kita-andoh, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka 425-8527, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shizuoka General Hospital, 4-27-1 Kita-andoh, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka 425-8527, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shizuoka General Hospital, 4-27-1 Kita-andoh, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka 425-8527, Japan
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Better Outcomes if Percutaneous Drainage Is Used Early and Proactively in the Course of Necrotizing Pancreatitis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2016; 27:418-25. [PMID: 26806694 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2015.11.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2015] [Revised: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To compare outcomes after percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) for acute necrotizing pancreatitis versus those in a randomized controlled trial as a reference standard. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between September 2010 and August 2014, CT-guided PCD was the primary treatment for 39 consecutive patients with pancreatic necrosis. The indication for PCD was the clinical finding of uncontrolled pancreatic juice leakage rather than infected necrosis. Subsequent to PCD, the drains were proactively studied with fluoroscopic contrast medium every 3 days to ensure patency and position. Drains were ultimately maneuvered to the site of leakage. These 39 patients were compared with 43 patients from the Pancreatitis, Necrosectomy versus Step-up Approach (PANTER) trial. RESULTS The CT severity index was similar between studies (median of 8 in each). Time from onset of acute pancreatitis to PCD was shorter in the present series (median, 23 d vs 30 d). The total number of procedures (PCD and subsequent fluoroscopic drain studies) per patient was greater in the present series (mean, 14 vs 2). More patients in the PANTER trial had organ failure (62% vs 84%), required open or endoscopic necrosectomy (0% vs 60%), and experienced in-hospital mortality (0% vs 19%; P < .05 for all). CONCLUSIONS Even though patients in the present series had a similar CT severity index as those in the PANTER trial, the former group showed lower incidences of organ failure, need for necrosectomy, and in-hospital mortality. The use of a proactive PCD protocol early, before the development of severe sepsis, appeared to be effective.
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Endotherapy is effective for pancreatic ductal disruption: A dual center experience. Pancreatology 2016; 16:278-83. [PMID: 26774205 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2015.12.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Pancreatic duct (PD) disruptions occur as a result of different etiologies and can be managed medically, endoscopically, or surgically. The aim of this study was to provide an evaluation on the efficacy of endotherapy for treatment of PD disruption in a large cohort of patients and identify factors that predict successful treatment outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP) for transpapillary pancreatic stent placement for PD disruption from 2008 to 2013 at two tertiary referral institutions. PD disruption was defined as extravasation of contrast from the pancreatic duct as seen on ERP. Therapeutic success was defined by resolution of PD leak on ERP, clinical, and/or imaging evaluation. RESULTS We evaluated 107 patients (58% male, mean age 53 years) with PD disruption. Etiologies of PD disruption were acute pancreatitis (36%), post-operative (31%), chronic pancreatitis (29%), and trauma (4%). PD disruption was successfully bridged by a stent in 45 (44%) patients. Two patients developed post-sphincterotomy bleeding, two had stent migration, and two patients died as a result of post-ERP related complications. Placement of a PD stent was successful in 103/107 (96%) patients. Therapeutic success was achieved in 80/107 (75%) patients. Non-acute pancreatitis etiologies and absence of complete duct disruption were independent predictors of therapeutic success. CONCLUSIONS Endoscopic therapy using a transpapillary stent for PD disruption is safe and effective. Absence of complete duct disruption and non-AP etiologies determine a favorable endoscopic outcome.
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Cresswell AB, Nageswaran H, Belgaumkar A, Kumar R, Menezes N, Riga A, Worthington TR, Karanjia ND. The two-port laparoscopic retroperitoneal approach for minimal access pancreatic necrosectomy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2015; 97:354-8. [PMID: 26264086 PMCID: PMC5096554 DOI: 10.1308/003588415x14181254789961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Despite advances in surgery and critical care, severe pancreatitis continues to be associated with a high rate of mortality, which is increased significantly in the presence of infected pancreatic necrosis. Controversy persists around the optimal treatment for such cases, with specialist units variously advocating open necrosectomy, simple percutaneous drainage or one of several minimal access approaches. We describe our technique and outcomes with a two-port laparoscopic retroperitoneal necrosectomy (2P-LRN). METHODS Thirteen consecutive patients with proven infected pancreatic necrosis were treated by 2P-LRN over a three-year period in the setting of a specialist hepatopancreatobiliary unit. The median patient age was 46 years (range: 28-87 years) and 10 of the patients were male. RESULTS The median number of procedures required to clear the necrosis was 2 (range: 1-5), with a median time to discharge following the procedure of 44 days (range: 10-135 days). There was no 90-day mortality and the morbidity rate was 38%, consisting of pancreatic fistula (31%) and bleeding (23%). CONCLUSIONS Two-port laparoscopic retroperitoneal necrosectomy has been demonstrated to confer similar or better outcomes to other techniques for necrosectomy. It carries the additional advantages of better visualisation, leading to fewer procedures and the opportunity to deploy simple laparoscopic instruments such as diathermy or haemostatic clips.
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- AB Cresswell
- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Sugimoto M, Sonntag DP, Flint GS, Boyce CJ, Kirkham JC, Harris TJ, Carr SM, Nelson BD, Barton JG, Traverso LW. A percutaneous drainage protocol for severe and moderately severe acute pancreatitis. Surg Endosc 2015; 29:3282-91. [PMID: 25631111 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-015-4077-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND According to the revised Atlanta classification, severe and moderately severe acute pancreatitis (AP) includes patients with pancreatic and peripancreatic collections with or without organ failure. These collections suggest the presence of pancreatic juice leakage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) protocol designed to control leakage and decrease disease severity. METHODS Among 663 patients with clinical AP, 122 were classified as moderately severe or severe AP (all had collections). The computed tomography severity index (CTSI) score was calculated. The indication for PCD was based on progressive clinical signs and symptoms. Drain patency, position, and need for additional drainage sites were assessed using CT scans and drain studies initially every 3 days using a proactive protocol. Drain fluid was examined for amylase concentration and microbiological culture. Clinicopathological variables for patients with and without PCD were compared. Since there was no mortality, we used prolonged drainage time to measure the success of PCD. Within the group treated with PCD, variables that resulted in prolonged drainage time were analyzed. RESULTS PCD was used in 47/122 (39 %) patients of which 33/47 (70 %) had necrosis. PCD cases had a median CTSI of 8 and were classified as moderately severe AP (57 %) and severe AP (43 %). Inhospital mortality was zero. Surgical necrosectomy was not required for patients with necrosis. Independent risk factors for prolonged drainage time were persistent organ failure >48 h (P = 0.001), CTSI 8-10 (P = 0.038), prolonged duration of amylase-rich fluid in drains (P < 0.001), and polymicrobial culture fluid in drains (P = 0.015). CONCLUSIONS A proactive PCD protocol persistently maintaining drain patency advanced to the site of leak controlled the prolonged amylase in drainage fluid resulting in a mortality rate of zero.
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- Motokazu Sugimoto
- Center for Pancreatic and Liver Disease, St. Luke's Health System, 100 East Idaho Street, Suite 301, Boise, ID, 83712, USA.
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, St. Luke's Health System, 100 East Idaho Street, Suite 301, Boise, ID, 83712, USA
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- Center for Pancreatic and Liver Disease, St. Luke's Health System, 100 East Idaho Street, Suite 301, Boise, ID, 83712, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Luke's Health System, 100 East Idaho Street, Suite 301, Boise, ID, 83712, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Luke's Health System, 100 East Idaho Street, Suite 301, Boise, ID, 83712, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, St. Luke's Health System, 100 East Idaho Street, Suite 301, Boise, ID, 83712, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, St. Luke's Health System, 100 East Idaho Street, Suite 301, Boise, ID, 83712, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, St. Luke's Health System, 100 East Idaho Street, Suite 301, Boise, ID, 83712, USA
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- Center for Pancreatic and Liver Disease, St. Luke's Health System, 100 East Idaho Street, Suite 301, Boise, ID, 83712, USA
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- Center for Pancreatic and Liver Disease, St. Luke's Health System, 100 East Idaho Street, Suite 301, Boise, ID, 83712, USA
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Larsen M, Kozarek R. Management of pancreatic ductal leaks and fistulae. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014; 29:1360-70. [PMID: 24650171 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Pancreatic duct leaks can occur as a result of both acute and chronic pancreatitis or in the setting of pancreatic trauma. Manifestations of leaks include pseudocysts, pancreatic ascites, high amylase pleural effusions, disconnected duct syndrome, and internal and external pancreatic fistulas. Patient presentations are highly variable and range from asymptomatic pancreatic cysts to patients with severe abdominal pain and sepsis from infected fluid collections. The diagnosis can often be made by high-quality cross-sectional imaging or during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Because of their complexity, pancreatic leak patients are best managed by a multidisciplinary team comprised of therapeutic endoscopists, interventional radiologists, and surgeons in the field of pancreatic interventions. Minor leaks will often resolve with conservative management while severe leaks will frequently require interventions. Endoscopic treatments for pancreatic duct leaks have replaced surgical interventions in many situations. Interventional radiologists also have the ability to offer therapeutic interventions for many leak patients. The mainstay of endotherapy for pancreatic leaks is transpapillary pancreatic duct stenting with a stent that bridges the leak if possible, but varies based on the manifestation and clinical presentation. Fluid collections that result from leaks, such as pseudocysts, can often be treated by endoscopic transluminal drainage with or without endoscopic ultrasound or by percutaneous drainage. Endoscopic interventions have been shown to be effective and have an acceptable complication rate.
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- Michael Larsen
- Digestive Disease Institute, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Karjula H, Saarela A, Vaarala A, Niemelä J, Mäkelä J. Endoscopic transpapillary stenting for pancreatic fistulas after necrosectomy with necrotizing pancreatitis. Surg Endosc 2014; 29:108-12. [PMID: 24942784 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3645-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Data concerning the incidence and treatment of pancreatic fistula after necrosectomy in severe acute necrotizing pancreatitis (SAP) are scarce. Our aim was to assess the incidence of pancreatic fistula, and the feasibility and results of endoscopic transpapillary stenting (ETS) in patients with SAP after necrosectomy. METHODS From January 2009 to December 2012 twenty-nine consecutive patients with SAP and necrosectomy in Oulu University Hospital were enrolled into this study. Five patients died before ETS because of the rapid progress of the disease and were, therefore, excluded. RESULTS ERP was performed for the remaining 24 patients demonstrating fistula in 22/24 patients (92 %). ETS was successful in 23 patients and the fistula closed in all of them after a median of 82 (2-210) days with acceptable morbidity and no procedure-related mortality. CONCLUSION All patients after necrosectomy for SAP seem to have internal or external pancreatic fistula. EST aimed at internal drainage of the necrosectomy cavity is a feasible and effective therapy in these patients.
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- Heikki Karjula
- Gastrointestinal Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, OYS, BOX 21, 90029, Oulu, Finland,
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Acute pancreatitis represents numerous unique challenges to the practicing digestive disease specialist. Clinical presentations of acute pancreatitis vary from trivial pain to severe acute illness with a significant risk of death. Urgent endoscopic treatment of acute pancreatitis is considered when there is causal evidence of biliary pancreatitis. This article focuses on the diagnosis and endoscopic treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis.
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- Vincent C Kuo
- Gastroenterology Fellowship, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, 1441 North Beckley Avenue, Dallas, TX 75203, USA
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Varadarajulu S, Rana SS, Bhasin DK. Endoscopic therapy for pancreatic duct leaks and disruptions. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2013; 23:863-92. [PMID: 24079795 DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2013.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Pancreatitis, whether acute or chronic, can lead to a plethora of complications, such as fluid collections, pseudocysts, fistulas, and necrosis, all of which are secondary to leakage of secretions from the pancreatic ductal system. Partial and side branch duct disruptions can be managed successfully by transpapillary pancreatic duct stent placement, whereas patients with disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome require more complex endoscopic interventions or multidisciplinary care for optimal treatment outcomes. This review discusses the current status of endoscopic management of pancreatic duct leaks and emerging concepts for the treatment of disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome.
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- Shyam Varadarajulu
- Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, 601 East Rollins Street, Orlando, FL 32803, USA.
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Cameron R, Binmoeller KF. Cyanoacrylate applications in the GI tract. Gastrointest Endosc 2013; 77:846-57. [PMID: 23540441 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2013.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2012] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Rees Cameron
- Paul May & Frank Stein Interventional Endoscopy Center, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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GOALS Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography is the gold standard diagnostic study for pancreatic duct (PD) pathology but carries significant risks. Our aim was to assess the ability of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) to delineate PD disruption. BACKGROUND PD disruption is a significant clinical event and portends a more severe clinical course after acute pancreatitis or other pancreatic injury. Knowledge of such a disruption can direct a more aggressive medical therapy early in the disease course and might also select those patients likely to benefit from early endoscopic intervention. MRCP has been evaluated abundantly in the context of biliary disease. Conversely, the role of MRCP in the investigation of PD pathology has been little studied. STUDY A retrospective analysis identified consecutive patients between 2000 and 2008 undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for the indication of pancreatitis. Records were then reviewed to subselect only those patients with proximate ERCP and MRCP. The radiologist reviewing the MRCP was blinded to all clinical and imaging data except a brief clinical synopsis provided by the other authors. RESULTS Thirty-one patients had MRCP within 7 days of the ERCP. MRCP preceded ERCP in 84% (26/31) patients, with ERCP performed a median 2.2 (range, 0 to 7) days after MRCP. PD disruption was found at ERCP in 74% (23/31) of patients; MRCP confirmed 91% (21/23) of the duct disruptions. In the 8 patients with intact PD at ERCP, MRCP correctly reported an intact PD. CONCLUSIONS MRCP performed for a suspected PD fistula is highly accurate in assessing the integrity of the PD.
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Buxbaum J. The role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with pancreatic disease. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2012; 41:23-45. [PMID: 22341248 DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2011.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Given the significant risk of pancreatitis and the advent of high-fidelity diagnostic techniques, ERCP is now reserved as a therapeutic procedure for those with pancreatic disease. Early ERCP benefits those with gallstone pancreatitis who present with or develop cholangitis or biliary obstruction. Among those with idiopathic pancreatitis, ERCP may be used to confirm and treat SOD, microlithiasis, and structural anomalies, including pancreas divisum. Pancreatic endotherapy is a consideration to decrease pain in those with pancreatic duct obstruction, although surgical decompression may be more durable, particularly in those with severe disease. Pancreatic duct leaks may respond to endoscopic drainage, but optimal therapy is achieved if a bridging stent can be placed. Finally, using a wire-guided technique and pancreatic duct stents in high-risk patients, particularly in cases of suspected SOD, may minimize the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis.
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- James Buxbaum
- Los Angeles County Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, The University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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The advent of computed tomographic scan with its wide use in the evaluation of acute pancreatitis has opened up a new topic in pancreatology i.e. fluid collections. Fluid collections in and around the pancreas occur often in acute pancreatitis and were defined by the Atlanta Symposium on Acute Pancreatitis in 1992. Two decades since the Atlanta Conference additional experience has brought to light the inadequacy and poor understanding of the terms used by different specialists involved in the care of patients with acute pancreatitis when interpreting imaging modalities and the need for a uniformly used classification system. The deficiencies of the Atlanta definitions and advances in medicine have led to a proposed revision of the Atlanta classification promulgated by the Acute Pancreatitis Classification Working Group. The newly used terms "acute peripancreatic fluid collections," "pancreatic pseudocyst," "postnecrotic pancreatic/peripancreatic fluid collections," and "walled-off pancreatic necrosis" are to be clearly understood in the interpretation of imaging studies. The current treatment methods for fluid collections are diverse and depend on accurate interpretations of radiologic tests. Management options include conservative treatment, percutaneous catheter drainage, open and laparoscopic surgery, and endoscopic drainage. The choice of treatment depends on a correct diagnosis of the type of fluid collection. In this study we have attempted to clarify the management and clinical features of different types of fluid collections as they have been initially defined under the 1992 Atlanta Classification and revised by the Working Group's proposed categorization.
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Brisinda G, Vanella S, Crocco A, Mazzari A, Tomaiuolo P, Santullo F, Grossi U, Crucitti A. Severe acute pancreatitis: advances and insights in assessment of severity and management. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011; 23:541-51. [PMID: 21659951 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0b013e328346e21e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The patients with acute pancreatitis are at risk to develop different complications from ongoing pancreatic inflammation. Often, there is no correlation between the degree of structural damage to pancreas and clinical manifestation of the disease. The effectiveness of any treatment is related to the ability to predict severity accurately, but there is no ideal predictive system or biochemical marker. Severity assessment is indispensable to the selection of proper initial treatment in the management of acute pancreatitis. The use of multiparametric criteria and the evaluation of severity index permit us to select high-risk patients. Furthermore, contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scanning and contrast-enhanced MRI play an important role in severity assessment. The adoption of multiparametric criteria proposed together with morphological evaluation consents the formulation of a discreetly reliable prognosis on the evolution of the disease a few days from onset.
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- Giuseppe Brisinda
- Department of Surgery, Catholic School of Medicine, University Hospital Agostino Gemelli, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, Rome, Italy.
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Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease that is mild and self-limiting in about 80% of cases. However, severe necrotizing disease still has a mortality of up to 30%. Differentiated multimodal treatment concepts are needed for these patients, including a multidisciplinary team (intensivists, gastroenterologists, interventional radiologists, and surgeons). The primary therapy is supportive. Patients with infected pancreatic necrosis who are septic undergo interventional or surgical treatment, ideally not before the fourth week after onset of symptoms. This article reviews the pathophysiologic mechanisms of acute pancreatitis and describes clinical pathways for diagnosis and management based on the current literature and guidelines.
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Acute pancreatitis is a common condition (thought to be increasing in incidence worldwide), which has a highly variable clinical course. The radiologist plays a key role in the management of such patients, from diagnosis and staging to identification and treatment of complications, as well as in determining the underlying aetiology. The aim of this article is (i) to familiarize the reader with the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis, the appearances of the various stages of pancreatitis, the evidence for the use of staging classifications and the associated complications and (ii) to review current thoughts on optimising therapy.
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- B C Koo
- Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB20QQ, UK
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Labori KJ, Trondsen E, Buanes T, Hauge T. Endoscopic sealing of pancreatic fistulas: four case reports and review of the literature. Scand J Gastroenterol 2010; 44:1491-6. [PMID: 19883276 DOI: 10.3109/00365520903362610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We report four patients with pancreatic fistulas that failed to respond to conservative treatment. The fistulas were closed by endoscopic injection of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl) diluted with an oily contrast agent (Lipiodol). A literature review revealed 32 similar cases in which endoscopic treatment with fibrin sealants (n = 11) or cyanoacrylate (n = 21) was used to close the fistulas. Based on our own experience and the literature review, we conclude that endoscopic sealing of pancreatic fistulas can be performed safely and effectively by experienced endoscopists in a tertiary centre. The procedure seems useful in the management of complicated pancreatic fistulas which do not respond to conservative treatment and may obviate the need for surgery.
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- Knut Jørgen Labori
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Tonsi AF, Bacchion M, Crippa S, Malleo G, Bassi C. Acute pancreatitis at the beginning of the 21st century: the state of the art. World J Gastroenterol 2009. [PMID: 19554647 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v15.i24.2945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the pancreas which can lead to a systemic inflammatory response syndrome with significant morbidity and mortality in 20% of patients. Gallstones and alcohol consumption are the most frequent causes of pancreatitis in adults. The treatment of mild acute pancreatitis is conservative and supportive; however severe episodes characterized by necrosis of the pancreatic tissue may require surgical intervention. Advanced understanding of the pathology, and increased interest in assessment of disease severity are the cornerstones of future management strategies of this complex and heterogeneous disease in the 21st century.
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Ang TL, Teo EK, Fock KM. Endoscopic drainage and endoscopic necrosectomy in the management of symptomatic pancreatic collections. J Dig Dis 2009; 10:213-24. [PMID: 19659790 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-2980.2009.00388.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of endoscopic drainage and endoscopic necrosectomy in the management of symptomatic pancreatic fluid collection. METHODS The clinical data of patients with symptomatic pancreatic fluid collection referred for endoscopic drainage were captured prospectively and analyzed. Pancreatic duct disruption was treated with stenting. Endosonography-guided transmural drainage and endoscopic necrosectomy were performed when indicated. RESULTS Fifteen consecutive patients (mean age 53.7 years; range 23-82 years) underwent endoscopic management of pancreatic fluid collections (pseudocysts: six; abscesses: six; infected walled-off necrosis: three). Pancreatic duct fistulas were present in 13 patients. The drainage techniques used were: (i) transpapillary drainage; five; (ii) transmural drainage; two (these two patients had no pancreatic duct fistulas); and (iii) combined transpapillary and transmural drainage; eight. An additional transgastric endoscopic necrosectomy was performed in five patients. The endoscopic treatment was successful in all cases. The only complication was asymptomatic pneumo-peritoneum that occurred in one patient. Combined transpapillary and transmural drainage led to the faster resolution of the fluid collection compared to transpapillary drainage (75.6 vs 147 days, P = 0.03). No recurrence occurred over a mean follow up of 486 days. CONCLUSION Endoscopic drainage and endoscopic necrosectomy are safe and effective techniques for the treatment of symptomatic pancreatic fluid collection.
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- Tiing Leong Ang
- Division of Gastroenterology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
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Tonsi AF, Bacchion M, Crippa S, Malleo G, Bassi C. Acute pancreatitis at the beginning of the 21st century: The state of the art. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15:2945-59. [PMID: 19554647 PMCID: PMC2702102 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.2945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the pancreas which can lead to a systemic inflammatory response syndrome with significant morbidity and mortality in 20% of patients. Gallstones and alcohol consumption are the most frequent causes of pancreatitis in adults. The treatment of mild acute pancreatitis is conservative and supportive; however severe episodes characterized by necrosis of the pancreatic tissue may require surgical intervention. Advanced understanding of the pathology, and increased interest in assessment of disease severity are the cornerstones of future management strategies of this complex and heterogeneous disease in the 21st century.
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Computed tomographic prognostic factors for predicting local complications in patients with pancreatic necrosis. Pancreas 2009; 38:137-42. [PMID: 19002019 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0b013e31818de20a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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UNLABELLED This prospective study aimed at evaluating dynamic computed tomography (CT) as a prognostic indicator of local complications in patients with pancreatic necrosis. METHODS We analyze the relationship between the anatomic pattern of pancreatic necrosis at dynamic CT (pancreatic necrosis, peripancreatic necrosis, and transparenchymal necrosis) and the development of local complications (infected pancreatic necrosis and pseudocyst). RESULTS One hundred thirty-eight patients were included in the study. Nine patients were excluded, and 86 required surgery. Average time from the onset of symptoms to dynamic CT was 8.3 days. Multivariate analysis identified the following prognostic factors for local complications: (1) extent of pancreatic necrosis (odds ratio [OR], 7.32; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.32-23.76; P = 0.015) and presence of peripancreatic necrosis (OR, 37.32; 95% CI, 3.77-369.38; P = 0.002) were useful to predict the development of infected pancreatic necrosis; and (2) transparenchymal necrosis with upstream viable (enhancing) pancreas (OR, 36.22; 95% CI, 3.18-412.36; P = 0.004) and no peripancreatic necrosis (OR, 0.016; 95% CI, 0.004-0.62; P < 0.001) were associated with pseudocyst development. CONCLUSIONS Dynamic CT prognostic factors useful to predict local complications in patients with pancreatic necrosis were the extent of pancreatic necrosis, presence of peripancreatic necrosis, and the finding of transparenchymal necrosis with upstream viable (enhancing) pancreas.
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Scaglione M, Casciani E, Pinto A, Andreoli C, De Vargas M, Gualdi GF. Imaging assessment of acute pancreatitis: a review. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2009; 29:322-40. [PMID: 18853839 DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2008.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Acute pancreatitis is one of the more commonly encountered etiologies in the emergency setting. While in the majority of cases it is a self-limiting disease which responds rapidly to conservative management, in some cases acute pancreatitis may present with a more pronounced, sometimes dramatic, clinical picture and requires immediate medical care to avoid fatal complication. In this context, imaging plays a significant role because it enables identification of the development of the disease and local/systemic complications. The purpose of this article is to offer an overview of the disease and a spectrum of imaging findings in patients with acute pancreatitis, emphasizing the role of ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging according to the appropriate clinical context and advantages and limitations of each imaging modality are examined.
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- Mariano Scaglione
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinica Pineta Grande, Castel Volturno, Caserta, Italy.
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Nguyen JH. Distinguishing between parenchymal and anastomotic leakage at duct-to-mucosa pancreatic reconstruction in pancreaticoduodenectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14:6648-54. [PMID: 19034967 PMCID: PMC2773306 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.6648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To distinguish anastomotic from parenchymal leakage at duct-to-mucosa reconstruction of the pancreatic remnant.
METHODS: We reviewed the charts of 68 pancreaticod-uodenectomies performed between 5/2000 and 12/2005 with end-to-side duct-to-mucosa pancreatojejunostomy (PJ). The results of pancreatography, as well as peripancreatic drain volumes, and amylase levels were analyzed.
RESULTS: Of 68 pancreatojejunostomies, 48 had no leak by pancreatography and had low-drain amylase (normal); eight had no pancreatographic leak but had elevated drain amylase (parenchymal leak); and 12 had pancreatographic leak and elevated drain amylase (anastomotic leak). Although drain volumes in the parenchymal leak group were significantly elevated at postoperative day (POD) 4, no difference was found at POD 7. Drain amylase level was not significantly different at POD 4. In contrast, at POD 7, the anastomotic-leak group had significantly elevated drain amylase level compared with normal and parenchymal-leak groups (14158 ± 24083 IU/L vs 89 ± 139 IU/L and 1707 ± 1515 IU/L, respectively, P = 0.012).
CONCLUSION: For pancreatic remnant reconstruction after pancreaticoduodenectomy, a combination of pancreatogram and peripancreatic drain amylase levels can be used to distinguish between parenchymal and anastomotic leakage at pancreatic remnant reconstruction.
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Navarro S, Amador J, Argüello L, Ayuso C, Boadas J, de Las Heras G, Farré A, Fernández-Cruz L, Ginés A, Guarner L, López Serrano A, Llach J, Lluis F, de Madaria E, Martínez J, Mato R, Molero X, Oms L, Pérez-Mateo M, Vaquero E. [Recommendations of the Spanish Biliopancreatic Club for the Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. Consensus development conference]. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2008; 31:366-87. [PMID: 18570814 DOI: 10.1157/13123605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Salvador Navarro
- Servicio de Gastroenterología, Institut de Malalties Digestives i Metabóliques, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
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Cappell MS. Acute pancreatitis: etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and therapy. Med Clin North Am 2008; 92:889-923, ix-x. [PMID: 18570947 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2008.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Acute pancreatitis is a relatively common disease that affects about 300,000 patients per annum in America with a mortality of about 7%. About 75% of pancreatitis is caused by gallstones or alcohol. Other important causes include hypertriglyceridemia, medication toxicity, trauma from endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, hypercalcemia, abdominal trauma, various infections, autoimmune, ischemia, and hereditary causes. In about 15% of cases the cause remains unknown after thorough investigation. This article discusses the causes, diagnosis, imaging findings, therapy, and complications of acute pancreatitis.
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- Mitchell S Cappell
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, MOB 233, 3535 West Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA.
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Baillie J. Does every patient with acute gallstone pancreatitis require ERCP? Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2008; 10:147-149. [PMID: 18462600 DOI: 10.1007/s11894-008-0035-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Testoni PA. Endoscopic pancreatic duct stent placement for inflammatory pancreatic diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2008. [PMID: 18023085 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.13.5971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The role of endoscopic therapy in the management of pancreatic diseases is continuously evolving; at present most pathological conditions of the pancreas are successfully treated by endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) or endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), or both. Endoscopic placement of stents has played and still plays a major role in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis, pseudocysts, pancreas divisum, main pancreatic duct injuries, pancreatic fistulae, complications of acute pancreatitis, recurrent idiopathic pancreatitis, and in the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis. These stents are currently routinely placed to reduce intraductal hypertension, bypass obstructing stones, restore lumen patency in cases with dominant, symptomatic strictures, seal main pancreatic duct disruption, drain pseudocysts or fluid collections, treat symptomatic major or minor papilla sphincter stenosis, and prevent procedure-induced acute pancreatitis. The present review aims at updating and discussing techniques, indications, and results of endoscopic pancreatic duct stent placement in acute and chronic inflammatory diseases of the pancreas.
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Testoni PA. Endoscopic pancreatic duct stent placement for inflammatory pancreatic diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 13:5971-8. [PMID: 18023085 PMCID: PMC4250876 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.45.5971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The role of endoscopic therapy in the management of pancreatic diseases is continuously evolving; at present most pathological conditions of the pancreas are successfully treated by endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) or endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), or both. Endoscopic placement of stents has played and still plays a major role in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis, pseudocysts, pancreas divisum, main pancreatic duct injuries, pancreatic fistulae, complications of acute pancreatitis, recurrent idiopathic pancreatitis, and in the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis. These stents are currently routinely placed to reduce intraductal hypertension, bypass obstructing stones, restore lumen patency in cases with dominant, symptomatic strictures, seal main pancreatic duct disruption, drain pseudocysts or fluid collections, treat symptomatic major or minor papilla sphincter stenosis, and prevent procedure-induced acute pancreatitis. The present review aims at updating and discussing techniques, indications, and results of endoscopic pancreatic duct stent placement in acute and chronic inflammatory diseases of the pancreas.
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Canlas KR, Branch MS. Role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2008. [PMID: 18081218 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.13.6314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a useful tool in the evaluation and management of acute pancreatitis. This review will focus on the role of ERCP in specific causes of acute pancreatitis, including microlithiasis and gallstone disease, pancreas divisum, Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, tumors of the pancreaticobiliary tract, pancreatic pseudocysts, and pancreatic duct injury. Indications for endoscopic techniques such as biliary and pancreatic sphincterotomy, stenting, stricture dilation, treatment of duct leaks, drainage of fluid collections and stone extraction will also be discussed in this review. With the advent of less invasive and safer diagnostic modalities including endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and magnetic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), ERCP is appropriately becoming a therapeutic rather than diagnostic tool in the management of acute pancreatitis and its complications.
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- Karen R Canlas
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC Box 3662, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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