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Zheng Q, Ou D, Xie F, Chen L. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage is a safe and effective procedure for patients with malignant biliary obstruction and stage 3 chronic kidney disease. Eur J Radiol 2024; 181:111761. [PMID: 39342886 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2024.111761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2024] [Revised: 09/19/2024] [Accepted: 09/24/2024] [Indexed: 10/01/2024]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to validate the efficacy and safety of contrast-enhanced ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage (CEUS-PTCD) as a biliary drainage procedure in patients with malignant biliary obstruction and stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD3). MATERIALS AND METHODS Between January 2019 and December 2023, 634 patients who underwent CEUS-PTCD were retrospectively enrolled in this study. During the procedure, imaging parameters such as the maximum diameter of the dilated bile duct, presence of ascites, detailed findings from CEUS, and clinical outcomes were meticulously recorded. Laboratory results, including serum bilirubin levels, liver function tests, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), were evaluated in one day before and three days after procedure. The aforementioned parameters were compared using the paired-sample t test and the Wilcoxon test. RESULTS A total of 66 (10.41 %) patients with malignant biliary obstruction and CKD3 were included in the final analysis (median age: 66, range: 30-89 years, 46 males and 20 females). Procedure records indicated that 23 patients (34.8 %) had a maximum biliary duct dilation diameter of ≤ 4 mm, while 5 patients (7.6 %) exhibited mild ascites. Additionally, 24 patients (36.4 %) had ultrasound contrast agent entry into both the biliary duct and bloodstream. All patients successfully achieved external bile drainage following CEUS-PTCD, with no significant complications observed during or after the intervention. Post-procedure, there was a statistically significant reduction in all previously elevated serum bilirubin and liver enzyme levels (P-values were less than 0.05). Furthermore, no statistically significant alterations in eGFR were observed prior to or following CEUS-PTCD across all patients (P = 0.295), including comparisons between groups with and without the ultrasound contrast agent into the bloodstream (P = 0.254). CONCLUSION CEUS-PTCD is a safe and effective biliary drainage procedure for patients with malignant biliary obstruction and CKD3.
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- Qiuqing Zheng
- Department of Ultrasound, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 310022 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 310022 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Medical Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 310022 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Department of Medical Oncology, Taizhou Cancer Hospital, 317502 Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 310022 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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R K K, Ravipati C, Ramakrishnan KK, Ramaswami S, Natarajan P. Comparative Efficacy of Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography vs. Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography With Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage Stenting in Evaluating Obstructive Jaundice: A Prospective Study in South India. Cureus 2024; 16:e65241. [PMID: 39184628 PMCID: PMC11343331 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024] Open
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Introduction Obstructive jaundice due to proximal biliary obstruction presents significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Accurate and timely diagnosis is essential for effective management. Objective/aim This study aimed to evaluate and compare the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) along with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) stenting in obstructive jaundice, while also incorporating the comparison of ultrasonography (USG) and computed tomography (CT) findings. Materials and methods A prospective study was conducted at a tertiary healthcare center in South India from January 2020 to June 2022. Comprehensive diagnostic evaluations were performed using USG, contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT), MRCP, and PTC. The diagnostic outcomes from USG and CECT were initially assessed, followed by MRCP for every patient. These results were then compared with PTC, focusing on identifying the causes and levels of biliary obstruction. Results Fifty patients with suspected obstructive jaundice were included in the study. The study predominantly involved patients aged between the fourth and eighth decades (80%). Choledocholithiasis was identified as the leading cause (30%). MRCP demonstrated superior sensitivity in identifying both the cause (80%) and level (88%) of obstruction. It was particularly effective in detecting hilar masses with 100% sensitivity. Conversely, PTC, while less sensitive in detection, offered the advantage of simultaneous therapeutic intervention through stenting, with a sensitivity rate of 93% in detecting hilar masses. Conclusion MRCP outperforms PTC in diagnostic sensitivity for obstructive jaundice caused by proximal biliary obstruction. However, the advantage of PTC lies in its capacity for immediate therapeutic intervention via stent placement, addressing both diagnostic and treatment needs.
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- Karpagam R K
- Department of Radiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND
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- Department of Radiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND
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- Department of Radiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND
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- Department of Radiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND
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- Department of Radiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND
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Müller T, Braden B. Ultrasound-Guided Interventions in the Biliary System. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:403. [PMID: 38396442 PMCID: PMC10887796 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14040403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Ultrasound guidance in biliary interventions has become the standard tool to facilitate percutaneous biliary drainage as well as percutaneous gall bladder drainage. Monitoring of the needle tip whilst penetrating the tissue in real time using ultrasound allows precise manoeuvres and exact targeting without radiation exposure. Without the need for fluoroscopy, ultrasound-guided drainage procedures can be performed bedside as a sometimes life-saving procedure in patients with severe cholangitis/cholecystitis when they are critically ill in intensive care units and cannot be transported to a fluoroscopy suite. This article describes the current data background and guidelines and focuses on specific sonographic aspects of both the procedures of percutaneous biliary drainage and gallbladder drainage.
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- Thomas Müller
- Medizinische Klinik II, St. Josefs-Hospital, Beethovenstraße 20, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik B, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Onishi Y, Shimizu H, Masano Y, Ito T, Nakamoto Y. Dual Lumen Microcatheter in Percutaneous Biliary Drainage for Postoperative Bile Leakage: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e49274. [PMID: 38143685 PMCID: PMC10746919 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.49274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
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Percutaneous biliary intervention is widely accepted as an effective and safe treatment for various types of bile duct diseases. We present the case of a 44-year-old woman who developed bile leakage after a living-donor liver transplantation for locally advanced cholangiocarcinoma. A percutaneous drainage tube was placed in the segment 8 bile duct via the blind end of the jejunum. However, the bile leakage was unchanged. Bile leakage from the right posterior hepatic duct was suspected. Using a dual lumen microcatheter, a percutaneous drainage tube was placed in the segment 7 bile duct via the blind end of the jejunum, which reduced the bile leakage. These results suggest that a dual lumen microcatheter is a valuable tool for navigating the biliary tree during difficult percutaneous biliary interventions.
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- Yasuyuki Onishi
- Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JPN
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- Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JPN
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- Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JPN
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Vu HQ, Quach DT, Nguyen BH, Le ATQ, Le NQ, Pham HM, Tran NHT, Nguyen DKH, Duong NST, Tran TV, Pham BL. Clinical presentation, management and outcomes of bile duct injuries after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a 15-year single-center experience in Vietnam. Front Surg 2023; 10:1280383. [PMID: 37886633 PMCID: PMC10598674 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1280383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Objectives To evaluate the clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of bile duct injuries (BDIs) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Methods This is a case series of 28 patients with BDIs after LC treated at a tertiary hospital in Vietnam during the 2006-2021 period. The BDI's clinical presentations, Strasberg classification types, management methods, and outcomes were reported. Results BDIs were diagnosed intraoperatively in 3 (10.7%) patients and postoperatively in 25 (89.3%). The BDI types included Strasberg A (13, 46.4%), D (1, 3.6%), E1 (1, 3.6%), E2 (4, 14.3%), E3 (5, 17.9%), D + E2 (2, 7.1%), and nonclassified (2, 7.1%). Of the postoperative BDIs, the injury manifested as biliary obstruction (18, 72.0%), bile leak (5, 20.0%), and mixed scenarios (2, 8.0%). Regarding diagnostic methods, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was more useful in bile leak scenarios, while multislice computed tomography, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography were more useful in biliary obstruction scenarios. All 28 BDIs were successfully treated. ERCP with stenting was very effective in the majority of Strasberg A BDIs. For more complex BDI types, hepaticocutaneous jejunostomy was a safe and effective approach. The in-hospital morbidities included postoperative pneumonia (2, 10.7%) and biliary-enteric anastomosis leakage (1, 5.4%). There was no cholangitis or anastomotic stenosis during the follow-up after discharge (median 18 months). Conclusions The majority of BDIs are type A and diagnosed postoperatively. ERCP is effective for the majority of Strasberg A BDIs. For major and complex BDIs, hepaticocutaneous jejunostomy is a safe and effective approach.
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- Hung Quang Vu
- Department of General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- GI Endoscopy Department, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- GI Endoscopy Department, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Ongen G, Nas OF, Hacikurt K, Dundar HZ, Ozkaya G, Kaya E, Hakyemez B. Internal versus external biliary drainage in malignant biliary obstructions: is there a difference in the rate of infection? Acta Radiol 2023; 64:2501-2505. [PMID: 37611191 DOI: 10.1177/02841851231187078] [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: 08/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Percutaneous biliary drainage is a frequently used method to provide biliary decompression in patients with biliary obstruction. PURPOSE To investigate the between drainage type and infection risk in patients treated with internal-external and external biliary drainage catheterization for malignant biliary obstruction. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 410 patients with malignant biliary obstruction who underwent internal-external or external biliary drainage catheterization between January 2012 and October 2016 were retrospectively evaluated. We investigated the correlation between percutaneous biliary drainage technique and infection frequency by evaluating patients with clinical findings, bile and blood cultures, complete blood counts, and blood biochemistry. RESULTS There was no statistically significant difference between the selected patient groups (internal-external or external biliary drainage catheter placed) in terms of age, sex, primary diagnosis, receiving chemotherapy, catheter sizes, and outpatient-patient status. After catheterization, catheter-related infection was observed in 49 of 216 (22.7%) patients with internal-external and 18 of 127 (14.2%) patients with external biliary drainage catheters, according to the defined criteria. There was no difference in infection rate after the biliary drainage in the two groups (P > 0.05). There was also no difference concerning frequently proliferating microorganisms in bile cultures. CONCLUSION Internal-external biliary drainage catheter placement does not bring an additional infection risk for uninfected cholestatic patients whose obstruction could be passed easily in the initial drainage.
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- Gokhan Ongen
- School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
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- School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Eastbourne District General Hospital, East Sussex, England
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- Department of General Surgery, Bursa Medicana Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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- School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
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- School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
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- School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
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Liu JJ, Sun YM, Xu Y, Mei HW, Guo W, Li ZL. Pathophysiological consequences and treatment strategy of obstructive jaundice. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15:1262-1276. [PMID: 37555128 PMCID: PMC10405123 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i7.1262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Obstructive jaundice (OJ) is a common problem in daily clinical practice. However, completely understanding the pathophysiological changes in OJ remains a challenge for planning current and future management. The effects of OJ are widespread, affecting the biliary tree, hepatic cells, liver function, and causing systemic complications. The lack of bile in the intestine, destruction of the intestinal mucosal barrier, and increased absorption of endotoxins can lead to endotoxemia, production of proinflammatory cytokines, and induce systemic inflammatory response syndrome, ultimately leading to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Proper management of OJ includes adequate water supply and electrolyte replacement, nutritional support, preventive antibiotics, pain relief, and itching relief. The surgical treatment of OJ depends on the cause, location, and severity of the obstruction. Biliary drainage, surgery, and endoscopic intervention are potential treatment options depending on the patient's condition. In addition to modern medical treatments, Traditional Chinese medicine may offer therapeutic benefits for OJ. A comprehensive search was conducted on PubMed for relevant articles published up to August 1970. This review discusses in detail the pathophysiological changes associated with OJ and presents effective strategies for managing the condition.
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- Jun-Jian Liu
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University Nankai Hospital, Tianjin 300102, China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University Nankai Hospital, Tianjin 300102, China
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Feasibility of gel-like radiopaque embolic material using gelatin sponge and contrast agent for tract embolization after percutaneous treatment. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0281384. [PMID: 36735744 PMCID: PMC9897536 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Tract embolization has been performed to prevent bleeding after trans-organ puncture. This study evaluated clinical outcomes of tract embolization using a gel-like radiopaque material comprising two sheets of gelatin sponge and 3 mL of contrast agent, and experimentally confirmed its viscosity and hemostatic efficacy. METHODS Three study phases were planned. In a clinical setting, 57 consecutive patients who underwent tract embolization after transhepatic puncture were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical success was evaluated as absence of bleeding complications for 30 days after the procedure. In a basic experiment, viscosity of the material was analyzed. In an animal experiment, rabbit kidney puncture site was embolized via a 7-Fr sheath using this material, coils, or N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate glue or received no embolization while removing the sheath. Amounts of tract bleeding were measured for 1 min and compared between groups. RESULTS Embolization was successfully completed in all clinical cases. No postoperative bleeding requiring intervention was encountered. The basic experiment revealed the material was highly viscous. In the animal experiment, mean weights of bleeding in the control, gel-like embolic material, coil, and N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate glue groups were 1.04±0.32 g, 0.080±0.056 g, 0.20±0.17 g and 0.11±0.10 g, respectively. No significant differences were seen among embolization groups, while the control group showed significantly more bleeding than any embolization group. CONCLUSION Tract embolization with this gel-like radiopaque embolic material appears safe and feasible. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE Tract embolization using this embolic material with two sheets of gelatin sponge and 3 mL of contrast agent offers a safe, feasible, and economical procedure after trans-organ puncture, because the material offers the following characteristics: visibility under X-ray; viscosity facilitating retention in the tract; ability to allow repeated puncture via the same route; and low cost.
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Riaz A, Trivedi P, Aadam AA, Katariya N, Matsuoka L, Malik A, Gunn AJ, Vezeridis A, Sarwar A, Schlachter T, Harmath C, Srinivasa R, Abi-Jaoudeh N, Singh H. Research Priorities in Percutaneous Image and Endoscopy Guided Interventions for Biliary and Gallbladder Diseases: Proceedings from the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Multidisciplinary Research Consensus Panel. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2022; 33:1247-1257. [PMID: 35809805 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Recent technological advancements including the introduction of disposable endoscopes have enhanced the role of interventional radiology (IR) in the management of biliary/gallbladder diseases. There are unanswered questions in this growing field. The Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation convened a virtual Research Consensus Panel consisting of a multidisciplinary group of experts, to develop a prioritized research agenda regarding percutaneous image and endoscopy guided procedures for biliary and gallbladder diseases. The panelists discussed current data, opportunities for IR and future efforts to maximize IR's ability and scope. A recurring theme throughout the discussions was to find ways to reduce the total duration of percutaneous drains and to improve the patients' quality of life. Following the presentations and discussions, research priorities were ranked based on their clinical relevance and impact. The research ideas ranked top three were as follows: 1- Percutaneous multimodality management of benign anastomotic biliary strictures (Laser vs endobiliary ablation vs cholangioplasty vs drain upsize protocol alone); 2- Ablation of intraductal cholangiocarcinoma with and without stenting; and 3- Cholecystoscopy/choledochoscopy and lithotripsy in non-surgical patients with calculous cholecystitis. Collaborative retrospective and prospective research studies are essential to answer these questions and to improve the management protocols for patients with biliary/gallbladder diseases.
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- Ahsun Riaz
- Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
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- Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
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- Transplant Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Diagnostic Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University College Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University College Irvine, Irvine, CA
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- Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Madhusudhan KS, Jineesh V, Keshava SN. Indian College of Radiology and Imaging Evidence-Based Guidelines for Percutaneous Image-Guided Biliary Procedures. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021; 31:421-440. [PMID: 34556927 PMCID: PMC8448229 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1734222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Percutaneous biliary interventions are among the commonly performed nonvascular radiological interventions. Most common of these interventions is the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction. Other biliary procedures performed include percutaneous cholecystostomy, biliary stenting, drainage for bile leaks, and various procedures like balloon dilatation, stenting, and large-bore catheter drainage for bilioenteric or post-transplant anastomotic strictures. Although these procedures are being performed for ages, no standard guidelines have been formulated. This article attempts at preparing guidelines for performing various percutaneous image-guided biliary procedures along with discussion on the published evidence in this field.
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- Department of Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (Thiruvananthapuram), Kerala, India
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Entezari P, Aguiar JA, Salem R, Riaz A. Role of Interventional Radiology in the Management of Acute Cholangitis. Semin Intervent Radiol 2021; 38:321-329. [PMID: 34393342 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Acute cholangitis presents with a wide severity spectrum and can rapidly deteriorate from local infection to multiorgan failure and fatal sepsis. The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and general management principles will be discussed in this review article. The focus of this article will be on the role of biliary drainage performed by interventional radiology to manage acute cholangitis. There are specific scenarios where percutaneous drainage should be preferred over endoscopic drainage. Percutaneous transhepatic and transjejunal biliary drainage are both options available to interventional radiology. Additionally, interventional radiology is now able to manage these patients beyond providing acute biliary drainage including cholangioplasty, stenting, and percutaneous cholangioscopy/biopsy.
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- Pouya Entezari
- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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Sung MJ, Jo JH, Lee HS, Park JY, Bang S, Park SW, Song SY, Joo DJ, Chung MJ. Optimal drainage of anastomosis stricture after living donor liver transplantation. Surg Endosc 2021; 35:6307-6317. [PMID: 33796905 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08456-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic biliary stenting (EBS) with a fully covered, self-expandable metallic stent (FC-SEMS) and plastic stent (PS) is safe and efficient for biliary anastomotic strictures (ASs) after a deceased donor liver transplantation. Limited studies have investigated the use of FC-SEMSs for biliary strictures post-living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We compared the resolution rate of biliary ASs post-LDLT and the 12-month recurrence rates post-stent removal between EBS with an FC-SEMS, PS, and percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD). METHODS Patients with biliary ASs after an LDLT (mean age: 57.3 years, 76.1% men) hospitalized between 2014 and 2017 were enrolled. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was repeated every 3-4 months. Patients were followed-up for at least 1-year post-stent removal. RESULTS Of the 75 patients enrolled, 16, 20, and 39 underwent EBS with an FC-SEMS, PS, and PTBD, respectively. Median follow-up period was 39.2 months. Fewer ERCP procedures were needed in the FC-SEMS group than in the PS group (median, 2 vs. 3; P = 0.20). Median stent indwelling periods were 4.7, 9.3, and 5.4 months in the FC-SEMS, PS, and PTBD groups, respectively (P = 0.006). The functional resolution rate was lower in the PS group (16/20) than in the FC-SEMS (16/16) or PTBD (39/39) group (P = 0.005). The radiologic resolution rate was higher in the FC-SEMS group (16/16) than in the PS group (14/20) (P = 0.07). The 12-month recurrence rates showed no significant differences (FC-SEMS, 4/16; PS, 3/16; PTBD, 6/39; P = 0.66). The rates of complications during treatment differed significantly between the groups (P = 0.04). Stent migration occurred in 1 (6.3%) and 5 (25.0%) patients in the FC-SEMS and PS groups, respectively (P = 0.59). CONCLUSIONS EBS with an FC-SEMS is comparable with EBS with a PS or PTBD in terms of biliary stricture resolution and 12-month recurrence rates. The use of FC-SEMSs is potentially effective and safe for biliary AS resolution after LDLT.
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- Min Je Sung
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.,Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
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Nezami N, Jarmakani H, Arici M, Latich I, Mojibian H, Ayyagari RR, Pollak JS, Perez Lozada JCL. Selective Trans-Catheter Coil Embolization of Cystic Duct Stump in Post-Cholecystectomy Bile Leak. Dig Dis Sci 2019; 64:3314-3320. [PMID: 31123973 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-019-05677-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Percutaneous drainage is a first-line treatment for bilomas developed post-cholecystectomy in the setting of bile leak from the cystic duct stump. Percutaneous drainage is usually followed by surgical or endoscopic treatment to address the leak. AIMS This study aimed to evaluate outcome of selective coil embolization of the cystic duct stump via the percutaneously placed drainage catheters in patients with post-cholecystectomy bile leak. METHODS Seven patients with persistent bile leak after laparoscopic cholecystectomy who underwent percutaneous catheter placement for biloma/abscess formation in the region of the gallbladder fossa were followed. These patients underwent selective trans-catheter cystic duct stump coil embolization from Feb 2013 to Feb 2019. Procedural management, complications, and success rates were analyzed. RESULTS All patients underwent placement of a percutaneous catheter for drainage of biloma formation in the gallbladder fossa post-cholecystectomy. Selective coil embolization of the cystic duct was performed through the existing percutaneous tract on average 3.5 weeks after percutaneous catheter placement, resulting in resolution of the biloma. All bile leaks were immediately closed. None of the patients showed recurrent bile leak or further clinical symptoms. Coil migration to the common bile duct was diagnosed in a single case, after 2.5 years, with no bile leak reported. CONCLUSIONS Selective trans-catheter coil embolization of the cystic stump is a feasible and safe procedure, which successfully seals leaking cystic duct stumps and can circumvent the need for repeat surgical or endoscopic intervention in selected patient populations.
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- Nariman Nezami
- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
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Requarth JA. Image-Guided Palliative Interventions. Surg Clin North Am 2019; 99:921-939. [PMID: 31446918 DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This article reviews a few surgical palliative care procedures that can be performed by surgeons and interventional radiologists using image-guided techniques. Treatment of recurrent pleural effusions, gastrostomy feeding tube maintenance, percutaneous cholecystostomy, and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) with embolotherapy of bleeding stomal varices is discussed.
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- Jay A Requarth
- 1959 North Peacehaven Road, #118, Winston Salem, NC 27106, USA.
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BACKGROUND Ascites is a relative contraindication to percutaneous biliary drainage (PBD), but patients with biliary obstruction presenting with ascites may still undergo PBD insertion. We hypothesized that ascites increases the major complication rate of PBD. MATERIALS PBDs placed between January 2005 and August 2016 were identified (n = 491). Etiology and location of obstruction, the presence, and distribution of ascites based on abdominal imaging within 2 weeks of PBD, INR, WBCE, and peri-procedural complications were reviewed in the EMR. RESULTS A total of 491 PBD were placed during the study period of which 26.2% had ascites (n = 129), and 73.7% did not have ascites (n = 362). Ascites was categorized as perihepatic in 41 patients (32%), diffuse in 82 patients (64%), and non-perihepatic in 6 patients (4%). Overall, a significantly higher rate of major complications occurred in patients with ascites (19%) compared to that in patients without ascites (7.7%, P = 0.0004). Diffuse ascites was associated with a significantly higher major complication rate (26%) when compared to perihepatic ascites (7.3%, P = 0.014). In ascites patients, no association between the etiology of biliary obstruction or laterality of the PBD and the rate of major complications was identified. CONCLUSIONS The major complication rate in patients with ascites not only exceeds SIR suggested threshold of 10% but is also significantly higher than that patients without ascites. The distribution of ascites had a significant effect on complication rate, with diffuse ascites being associated with increased major complication rates compared to those with perihepatic. These findings suggest careful consideration of patients for PBD with ascites, particularly diffuse ascites.
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Ogura T, Okuda A, Miyano A, Imanishi M, Nishioka N, Yamada M, Yamda T, Kamiyama R, Masuda D, Higuchi K. EUS-guided versus percutaneous biliary access in patients with obstructive jaundice due to gastric cancer. Dig Liver Dis 2019; 51:247-252. [PMID: 30327252 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2018.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is sometimes complicated by obstructive jaundice. However, ERCP may be challenging in patients who have advanced gastric cancer, or recurrent gastric cancer after surgical resection that is complicated by obstructive jaundice. In such cases, percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) is considered. Recently, EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has been developed. We conducted a retrospective study to compare the efficacy of EUS-BD and PTBD in patients with obstructive jaundice due to gastric cancer. METHODS Patients with gastric cancer complicated with obstructive jaundice who were contraindicated for standard ERCP were enrolled. RESULTS A total of 47 consecutive patients were enrolled during the study period. The technical success rates of PTBD and EUS-BD were 88.9% (16/18) and 96.7% (29/30), respectively (P = 0.64). The stent patency period, including patient death was equivalent between the two groups (EUS-BD vs. PTBD: 188.4 days vs. 200.9 days, P = 0.974). Time to stent dysfunction in the EUS-BD group (391.1 days) was not significantly different as compared to that in the PTBD group (398.1 days) (P = 0.78). Adverse events were relatively severe in the PTBD group. CONCLUSIONS Given the relative severity of adverse events in the PTBD group, EUS-BD might be the procedure of choice for gastric cancer patients with contraindications by inability to perform ERCP.
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- Takeshi Ogura
- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan.
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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Gonzalez-Aguirre A, Covey AM, Brown KT, Brody LA, Boas FE, Sofocleous CT, Maybody M, Getrajdman GI, Erinjeri JP. Comparison of biliary brush biopsy and fine needle biopsy in the diagnosis of biliary strictures. MINIM INVASIV THER 2018; 27:278-283. [PMID: 29390936 DOI: 10.1080/13645706.2018.1427597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of percutaneous fine needle biopsy (FNB) and brush biopsy (BB) at a cancer center. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of all bile duct biopsies performed in Interventional Radiology between January 2000 and January 2015 was performed. FNB was performed under real-time cholangiographic guidance using a notched needle directed at the bile duct stricture. BB was performed by advancing a brush across the stricture and moving it back and forth to scrape the stricture. Biopsy results were categorized as true positive (TP), true negative (TN), false positive (FP) and false negative (FN) based on pathology reports and confirmed by surgical specimens or clinical follow-up of at least six months. Fisher's exact test was used to compare the rate of TP in FNB and BB. RESULTS One-hundred and nineteen patients underwent FNB or BB. Fifteen were censored because of lack of follow-up. The remaining 104 patients underwent a total of 117 bile duct biopsies during the study period: 34 FNB and 83 BB. There were no complications in either group. In the FNB group 22/34 (64%) biopsies were TP, 4/34(12%) were TN and there were 8(24%) FN biopsies. In the BB group, 20/83 (24%) were TP, 38/83 (46%) TN and 25/83 (30%) FN biopsies. There were no FP biopsies in either group. The sensitivity of detecting malignancy by FNB was significantly higher than that by BB (73% vs 44%, p < .0005). There were no complications associated with FNB or BB. CONCLUSIONS FNB of bile duct strictures is safe and has a higher sensitivity for detecting malignancy than BB.
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- Adrian Gonzalez-Aguirre
- a Interventional Radiology Service , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- a Interventional Radiology Service , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- a Interventional Radiology Service , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- a Interventional Radiology Service , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- a Interventional Radiology Service , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- a Interventional Radiology Service , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- a Interventional Radiology Service , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- a Interventional Radiology Service , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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Heedman PA, Åstradsson E, Blomquist K, Sjödahl R. Palliation of Malignant Biliary Obstruction: Adverse Events are Common after Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage. Scand J Surg 2017; 107:48-53. [DOI: 10.1177/1457496917731192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background and Aim: Endoscopic stents in the common bile duct is the first treatment choice to alleviate symptoms of biliary obstruction due to malignant disease. When endoscopic stenting fails in palliative patients, one option is to use a percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage, but it is not clear whether and how it can reduce the symptom load. The aim of this study was to evaluate benefits and disadvantages of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in palliative care. Material and Methods: Inclusion criteria were malignant disease and bilirubin ≥26 µmol/L in plasma. A structured protocol for obtaining data from the medical records was used. Data were collected from the time of last computed tomography scan before the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage was placed and during 14 days afterward. Results and Conclusion: Inclusion criteria were fulfilled in 140 patients. Median age was 70 years (33–91 years). Some 126 patients had a remaining external percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. Jaundice was the initial symptom in 62 patients (44%). Within the first week after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage, the bilirubin decreased from 237 µmol/L (31–634) to 180 µmol/L (17–545). Only 25% reached a level below the double upper reference value. Pruritus occurred in 27% before the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage, but the bilirubin value did not differ from patients without pruritus. However, the pruritus was relieved in 56% with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. Antibiotic prophylaxis protected to some extent from infectious complications. Adverse events were common and early mortality was high (16% within 14 days). Jaundice should not by itself be an indication for percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage for palliation except when the aim is to prepare the patient for chemotherapy. It is mandatory that the patients are informed carefully about what can be expected regarding the positive effects and the risks of adverse events.
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- P. A. Heedman
- Unit of Co-ordinated Cancer Investigation, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
- Palliative Education and Research Center, Linköping, Sweden
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- Unit of Palliative Care, Department of Specialized Home Care, Region of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Wagner A, Mayr C, Kiesslich T, Berr F, Friesenbichler P, Wolkersdörfer GW. Reduced complication rates of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage with ultrasound guidance. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2017; 45:400-407. [PMID: 28251661 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND We aimed to analyze the benefits of adding ultrasound (US) guidance to the standard fluoroscopically assisted percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (F-PTBD). We also performed a systematic literature review of success and complication rates of US-PTBD in a wide field of indications. METHODS We evaluated a total of 81 US-PTBDs carried out in our institution, 74% of which were part of the management of malignancy. In addition, we compared our results with those of a total of 5,272 procedures (3,779 F-PTBD and 1,493 US-PTBD) reported in the literature. RESULTS US-PTBD was technically successful in 94% of attempts with a mean of 2.2 needle passes. Procedural success was achieved in 86% of cases. There were no procedure-related deaths or severe complications. Minor complications were catheter dislodgement (15%) as well as one case each of a porto-biliary fistula, hematoma, and biloma. A systematic review of the literature also showed that US-PTBD has a similar technical success rate to F-PTBD but lower median rates of severe early complications (0% versus 8%) and procedural death (0% versus 1%). CONCLUSIONS Given our results and our review of the literature, US-PTBD is as effective as F-PTBD and has significantly lower complication rates. US-PTBD should be preferred to F-PTBD. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 45:400-407, 2017.
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- Andrej Wagner
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Paracelsus Medical University/Salzburger Landeskliniken, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Paracelsus Medical University/Salzburger Landeskliniken, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
- Laboratory for Tumour Biology and Experimental Therapies, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Paracelsus Medical University/Salzburger Landeskliniken, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
- Laboratory for Tumour Biology and Experimental Therapies, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Paracelsus Medical University/Salzburger Landeskliniken, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Paracelsus Medical University/Salzburger Landeskliniken, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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Percutaneous Treatment of Iatrogenic and Traumatic Injury of the Biliary System. CURRENT TRAUMA REPORTS 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40719-017-0099-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kinoshita M, Shirono R, Takechi K, Yonekura H, Iwamoto S, Shinya T, Takao S, Harada M. The Usefulness of Virtual Fluoroscopic Preprocedural Planning During Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2017; 40:894-901. [PMID: 28127630 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-017-1581-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To retrospectively evaluate the usefulness of virtual fluoroscopic preprocedural planning (VFPP) in the percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-two patients who were treated by PTBD were included in this study. Twelve patients were treated using PTBD intraoperative referencing coronal computed tomography (CT) images (i.e., coronal CT group), and ten patients were treated using PTBD intraoperative referencing VFPP images (i.e., VFPP group). To analyze the effect of the intraoperative referencing VFPP image, the VFPP group was retrospectively compared with the coronal CT group. RESULTS The characteristics of both patient groups were not statistically significantly different. There were no significant differences in the targeted bile duct, diameter and depth of the target bile, breath-holding ability, number of targeted bile duct puncture attempts, change in the targeted bile duct, and exchange of the drainage catheter. However, the X-ray fluoroscopy time and the procedure time were significantly shorter in the VFPP group than in the coronal CT group (196 vs. 334 s, P < 0.05; and 16.0 vs. 27.2 min, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Intraoperative referencing using the VFPP imaging in PTBD intuitively can be a useful tool for better localization of the guidewire in the bile duct and thereby shorten the X-ray fluoroscopy time and procedure time while minimizing radiation exposure and complications.
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- Mitsuhiro Kinoshita
- Department of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology), Tokushima University Hospital, 2-50-1, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima City, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, 103 Irinokuchi Komatsushima-cho, Komatsushima City, Tokushima, 773-8502, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, 103 Irinokuchi Komatsushima-cho, Komatsushima City, Tokushima, 773-8502, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, 103 Irinokuchi Komatsushima-cho, Komatsushima City, Tokushima, 773-8502, Japan
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- Department of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima City, Tokushima, 770-8509, Japan
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- Department of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology), Tokushima University Hospital, 2-50-1, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima City, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Health Science, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima City, Tokushima, 770-8509, Japan
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- Department of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima City, Tokushima, 770-8509, Japan
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LeBedis CA, Bates DDB, Soto JA. Iatrogenic, blunt, and penetrating trauma to the biliary tract. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2017; 42:28-45. [PMID: 27503381 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-016-0856-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Iatrogenic and traumatic bile leaks are uncommon. However, given the overall increase in number of hepatobiliary surgeries and the paradigm shift toward nonoperative management of patients with liver trauma, they have become more prevalent in recent years. Imaging is essential to establishing early diagnosis and guiding treatment as the clinical signs and symptoms of bile leaks are nonspecific, and a delay in recognition of bile leaks portends a high morbidity and mortality rate. Findings suspicious for a bile leak at computed tomography or ultrasonography include free or contained peri- or intrahepatic low density fluid in the setting of recent trauma or hepatobiliary surgery. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) with hepatobiliary contrast agents can be used to detect active or contained bile leak. MRCP with hepatobiliary contrast agents has the unique ability to reveal the exact location of bile leak, which often governs whether endoscopic management or surgical management is warranted. Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and fluoroscopy via an indwelling catheter that is placed either percutaneously or surgically are useful modalities to guide percutaneous transhepatic biliary drain placement which can provide biliary drainage and/or diversion in the setting of traumatic biliary injury. Surgical treatment of a bile duct injury with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy is warranted if definitive treatment cannot be accomplished through percutaneous or endoscopic means.
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Bill JG, Darcy M, Fujii-Lau LL, Mullady DK, Gaddam S, Murad FM, Early DS, Edmundowicz SA, Kushnir VM. A comparison between endoscopic ultrasound-guided rendezvous and percutaneous biliary drainage after failed ERCP for malignant distal biliary obstruction. Endosc Int Open 2016; 4:E980-5. [PMID: 27652305 PMCID: PMC5025302 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-112584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Selective biliary cannulation is unsuccessful in 5 % to 10 % of patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO). Percutaneous biliary drainage (PBD) has been the gold standard, but endoscopic ultrasound guided rendezvous (EUSr) have been increasingly used for biliary decompression in this patient population. Our aim was to compare the initial success rate, long-term efficacy, and safety of PBD and EUSr in relieving MDBO after failed ERC Patients and methods: A retrospective study involving 50 consecutive patients who had an initial failed ERCP for MDBO. Twenty-five patients undergoing EUSr between 2008 - 2014 were compared to 25 patients who underwent PBD immediately prior to the introduction of EUSr at our center (2002 - 2008). Comparisons were made between the two groups with regard to technical success, duration of hospital stay and adverse event rates after biliary decompression. RESULTS The mean age at presentation was 66.5 (± 12.6 years), 28 patients (54.9 %) were female. The etiology of MDBO was pancreaticobiliary malignancy in 44 (88 %) and metastatic disease in 6 (12 %) cases. Biliary drainage was technically successful by EUSr in 19 (76 %) cases and by PBD in 25 (100 %) (P = 0.002). Median length of hospital stay after initial drainage was 1 day in the EUSr group vs 5 days in PBD group (P = 0.02). Repeat biliary intervention was required for 4 patients in the EUSr group and 15 in the PBD group (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Initial technical success with EUSr was significantly lower than with PBD, however when EUSr was successful, patients had a significantly shorter post-procedure hospital stay and required fewer follow-up biliary interventions. Meeting presentations: Annual Digestive Diseases Week 2015.
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- Jason G. Bill
- Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, United States,Corresponding author Jason G. Bill, MD Division of GastroenterologyWashington University School of Medicine660 South Euclid Ave Campus Box 8124St Louis, Missouri 63110+1-314-454-8977+1-314-747-1080
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, United States
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Karm MH, Cho HS, Lee JY, Bae HY, Ahn HS, Kim YJ, Leem JG, Choi SS. A case report: Clinical application of celiac plexus block in bile duct interventional procedures. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e4106. [PMID: 27399112 PMCID: PMC5058841 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000004106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Although percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) and tract dilatation (TD) are very painful procedures, almost all of those procedures have been conducted under local anesthesia and opioid injection due to the lack of manpower and time. Celiac plexus block (CPB) is an interventional technique used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in the treatment of abdominovisceral pain. CPB decreases the side effects of opioid medications and enhances analgesia from medications. We present the case of a patient who underwent PTBD and TD under CPB in order to reduce procedure-related abdominal pain.CPB can be a useful alternative technique for pain management during and after biliary interventional procedures, although CPB-induced complications must always be kept in mind.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: Seong-Soo Choi, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea (e-mail: )
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Biliary duct obstruction treatment with aid of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajme.2015.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mahgerefteh S, Hubert A, Klimov A, Bloom AI. Clinical Impact of Percutaneous Transhepatic Insertion of Metal Biliary Endoprostheses for Palliation of Jaundice and Facilitation of Chemotherapy. Am J Clin Oncol 2016; 38:489-94. [PMID: 24064748 DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e3182a5341a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the technique and report on the clinical benefit of percutaneous transhepatic metal biliary endoprosthesis (TMBE) placement for the palliation of malignant biliary obstruction (MBO). MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective single-center case series of 31 TMBE placements between October 2007 and October 2011 in 29 patients with inoperable MBO who failed endoscopic drainage and were not candidates for surgical resection. The mean age was 66.4 years. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance scores were ≤2 in all patients. Data on procedural success, clinical and radiologic markers of stent patency, procedure-related complications, return to medically treatable status, benefit from chemotherapy, and survival were recorded. RESULTS All TMBE procedures were successful with no major procedure-related complications, and all patients improved clinically. Mean preprocedural and postprocedural bilirubin concentrations were 228.9±138.4 and 39.9.0±33.6 μmol/L, respectively (P<0.0001). Mean overall survival and occlusion-free survival were 9.355±2.425 months (95% confidence interval [4.60-14.12]) and 4.678±0.720 months (95% confidence interval [3.27-6.09]), respectively. Chemotherapy was initiated or reinstated in 16 patients (55%), 7 of whom (44%) demonstrated stable disease or partial response. Three patients were lost to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS TMBE provides acceptable palliation for patients with inoperable MBO who have failed endoscopic drainage. Stents appear to remain patent for the remainder of the patient's life in most cases and may facilitate the first induction or reinstatement of chemotherapy with further clinical response in some patients.
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- Shmuel Mahgerefteh
- Departments of *Radiology †Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage in the Management of Post-surgical Biliary Leaks. Indian J Surg 2016; 79:24-28. [PMID: 28331262 DOI: 10.1007/s12262-015-1418-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) in the treatment of post-surgical biliary leaks and its efficacy in restoring the integrity of bile ducts. One hundred and fifty-seven patients with a post-surgical biliary leak were treated by means of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. The biliary leak was due to laparoscopic procedures in 114 patients, while 43 patients had postoperative leak following open surgery. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage was performed with an 8- to 10-F catheter, with the side holes positioned proximal to the site of extravasation to divert bile flow away from the leak site. The established biliary leaks at the site of origin were diagnosed at an average of 7 days (range 2-150 days) after surgery. In all cases, percutaneous access to the biliary tree was achieved. In 62 patients, biliary leak completely healed after drainage for 10-50 days (mean, 28 days) while 89 patients underwent surgical reconstruction subsequently. PTBD is a feasible, effective, and safe procedure for the treatment of post-surgical biliary leaks. It is therefore a reliable alternative to surgically repair smaller biliary leaks, while in patients with large defects, it helps prepare patients for surgical reconstruction.
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Chandrashekhara SH, Gamanagatti S, Singh A, Bhatnagar S. Current Status of Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage in Palliation of Malignant Obstructive Jaundice: A Review. Indian J Palliat Care 2016; 22:378-387. [PMID: 27803558 PMCID: PMC5072228 DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.191746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Malignancies leading to obstructive jaundice present too late to perform surgery with a curative intent. Due to inexorably progressing hyperbilirubinemia with its consequent deleterious effects, drainage needs to established even in advanced cases. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are widely used palliative procedures each with its own merits and lacunae. With the current state-of-the-art PTBD technique consequent upon procedural and hardware improvement, it is equaling ERCP regarding technical success and complications. In addition, there is a reduction in immediate procedure-related mortality with proven survival benefit. Nonetheless, it is the only imminent lifesaving procedure in cholangitis and sepsis.
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- S H Chandrashekhara
- Department of Radio diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radio diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radio diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Onco anaesthesiology and Palliative Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Malignancy resulting in impaired biliary drainage includes a number of diagnoses familiar to the interventional radiologist. Adequate drainage of such a system can significantly improve patient quality of life, and can facilitate the further treatment options and care of such patients. In the setting of prior instrumentation, cholangitis can present as an urgent indication for drainage. Current initial interventional management of malignant biliary duct obstruction frequently includes endoscopic or percutaneous intervention, with local practices and preprocedural imaging guiding interventional approaches and subsequent management. This article addresses the indications for percutaneous drainage, technical considerations in performing such drainage, and specific techniques useful in attempting to achieve clinical end points in patients with malignant biliary duct obstruction.
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- Department of Radiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO.
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Fidelman N. Benign Biliary Strictures: Diagnostic Evaluation and Approaches to Percutaneous Treatment. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2015; 18:210-7. [PMID: 26615161 DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2015.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Interventional radiologists are often consulted to help identify and treat biliary strictures that can result from a variety of benign etiologies. Mainstays of noninvasive imaging for benign biliary strictures include ultrasound, contrast-enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, and computed tomography cholangiography. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography is the invasive diagnostic procedure of choice, allowing both localization of a stricture and treatment. Percutaneous biliary interventions are reserved for patients who are not candidates for endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (eg, history of distal gastrectomy and biliary-enteric anastomosis to a jejunal roux limb). This review discusses the roles of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and biliary drainage in the diagnosis of benign biliary strictures. The methodology for crossing benign biliary strictures, approaches to balloon dilation, management of recalcitrant strictures (ie, large-bore biliary catheters and retrievable covered stents), and the expected outcomes and complications of percutaneous treatment of benign biliary strictures are also addressed.
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- Nicholas Fidelman
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
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Khashab MA, Valeshabad AK, Afghani E, Singh VK, Kumbhari V, Messallam A, Saxena P, El Zein M, Lennon AM, Canto MI, Kalloo AN. A comparative evaluation of EUS-guided biliary drainage and percutaneous drainage in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction and failed ERCP. Dig Dis Sci 2015; 60:557-65. [PMID: 25081224 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-014-3300-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EGBD) may be a safe, alternative technique to percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) in patients who fail ERCP. However, it is currently unknown how both techniques compare in terms of efficacy, safety, and cost. The aims of this study were to compare efficacy, safety, and cost of EGBD to that of PTBD. METHODS Jaundiced patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction who underwent EGBD or PTBD after failed ERCP were included. Technical success, clinical success, and adverse events between the two groups were compared. RESULTS A total of 73 patients with failed ERCP subsequently underwent EGBD (n = 22) or PTBD (n = 51). Although technical success was higher in the PTBD group (100 vs. 86.4 %, p = 0.007), clinical success was equivalent (92.2 vs. 86.4 %, p = 0.40). PTBD was associated with higher adverse event rate (index procedure: 39.2 vs. 18.2 %; all procedures including reinterventions: 80.4 vs. 15.7 %). Stent patency and survival were equivalent between both groups. Total charges were more than two times higher in the PTBD group (p = 0.004) mainly due to significantly higher rate of reinterventions (80.4 vs. 15.7 %, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION EGBD and PTBD are comparably effective techniques for treatment of distal malignant biliary obstruction after failed ERCP. However, EGBD is associated with decreased adverse events rate and is significantly less costly due to the need for fewer reinterventions. Our results suggest that EGBD should be the technique of choice for treatment of these patients at institutions with experienced interventional endosonographers.
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- Mouen A Khashab
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA,
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Zhao XQ, Dong JH, Jiang K, Huang XQ, Zhang WZ. Comparison of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage and endoscopic biliary drainage in the management of malignant biliary tract obstruction: a meta-analysis. Dig Endosc 2015; 27:137-45. [PMID: 25040581 DOI: 10.1111/den.12320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM To compare percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) and endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD) for management of malignant biliary tract obstruction (MBTO). METHODS PubMed, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane database were searched to 31 December 2013. Main outcome measurements were therapeutic success rate, 30-day mortality rate, overall complications, cholangitis, and pancreatitis. RESULTS Eight studies (five retrospective and three randomized controlled trials) were included in the meta-analysis with a total of 692 participants. Combined odds ratio (OR) = 2.18 revealed no significant difference in therapeutic success between PTBD and EBD (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.73-6.47, P = 0.162). However, after excluding two studies that appeared to be outliers, PTBD exhibited a better therapeutic success rate than EBD (pooled OR = 4.45, 95% CI = 2.68-7.40, P < 0.001). Patients who underwent PTBD were 0.55 times as likely to have cholangitis as those who underwent EBD, whereas the overall complication rate, pancreatitis rate, and 30-day mortality were similar between the two procedures. CONCLUSIONS PTBD may be associated with a better therapeutic success rate and lower incidence of cholangitis than EBD, but the overall complication rate, pancreatitis rate, and 30-day mortality of the two procedures are similar.
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- Xiang-qian Zhao
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, China
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Interventional oncology, a term commonly used to indicate the minimally invasive procedures performed by interventional radiologists to diagnose and manage cancer, encompasses a broad spectrum of techniques unique to interventional radiology that have been established as a vital part of the multidisciplinary oncologic cancer care team. This article provides an updated overview of the variety of applications of image-guided procedures to distinct clinical scenarios, such as the diagnosis, treatment, and management of complications of malignancies.
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- Bruno C Odisio
- Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe, Unit 1471, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe, Unit 1471, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Thompson CM, Saad NE, Quazi RR, Darcy MD, Picus DD, Menias CO. Management of iatrogenic bile duct injuries: role of the interventional radiologist. Radiographics 2013; 33:117-34. [PMID: 23322833 DOI: 10.1148/rg.331125044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Bile duct injuries are infrequent but potentially devastating complications of biliary tract surgery and have become more common since the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The successful management of these injuries depends on the injury type, the timing of its recognition, the presence of complicating factors, the condition of the patient, and the availability of an experienced hepatobiliary surgeon. Bile duct injuries may lead to bile leakage, intraabdominal abscesses, cholangitis, and secondary biliary cirrhosis due to chronic strictures. Imaging is vital for the initial diagnosis of bile duct injury, assessment of its extent, and guidance of its treatment. Imaging options include cholescintigraphy, ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, and fluoroscopy with a contrast medium injected via a surgically or percutaneously placed biliary drainage catheter. Depending on the type of injury, management may include endoscopic, percutaneous, and open surgical interventions. Percutaneous intervention is performed for biloma and abscess drainage, transhepatic biliary drainage, U-tube placement, dilation of bile duct strictures and stent placement to maintain ductal patency, and management of complications from previous percutaneous interventions. Endoscopic and percutaneous interventional procedures may be performed for definitive treatment or as adjuncts to definitive surgical repair. In patients who are eligible for surgery, surgical biliary tract reconstruction is the best treatment option for most major bile duct injuries. When reconstruction is performed by an experienced hepatobiliary surgeon, an excellent long-term outcome can be achieved, particularly if percutaneous interventions are performed as needed preoperatively to optimize the patient's condition and postoperatively to manage complications.
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- Colin M Thompson
- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd, Campus Box 8131, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Karnabatidis D, Spiliopoulos S, Katsakiori P, Romanos O, Katsanos K, Siablis D. Percutaneous trans-hepatic bilateral biliary stenting in Bismuth IV malignant obstruction. World J Hepatol 2013; 5:114-9. [PMID: 23556043 PMCID: PMC3612569 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i3.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Revised: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 11/25/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the clinical efficiency of percutaneous trans-hepatic bilateral biliary metallic stenting for the management of Bismuth IV malignant obstructive disease. METHODS Our hospital's database was searched for all patients suffering from the inoperable malignant biliary obstruction Bismuth IV, and treated with percutaneous bilateral trans-hepatic placement of self-expandable nitinol stents. The indication for percutaneous stenting was an inoperable, malignant, symptomatic, biliary obstruction. An un-correctable coagulation disorder was the only absolute contra-indication for treatment. Bismuth grading was performed using magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. Computed tomography evaluation of the lesion and the dilatation status of the biliary tree was always performed prior to the procedure. All procedures were performed under conscious sedation. A single trans-hepatic track technique was preferred (T-configuration stenting) and a second, contra-lateral trans-hepatic track (Y-configuration stenting) was used only in cases of inability to access the contra-lateral lobe using a single track technique. The study's primary endpoints were clinical success, defined as a decrease in bilirubin levels within 10 d and patient survival rates. Secondary endpoints included peri-procedural complications, primary and secondary patency rates. RESULTS A total of 35 patients (18 female, 51.4%) with a mean age 69 ± 13 years (range 33-88) were included in the study. The procedures were performed between March 2000 and June 2008 and mean time follow-up was 13.5 ± 22.0 mo (range 0-96). The underlying malignant disease was cholangiocarcinoma (n = 10), hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 9), pancreatic carcinoma (n = 5), gastric cancer (n = 2), bile duct tumor (n = 2), colorectal cancer (n = 2), gallbladder carcinoma (n = 2), lung cancer (n = 1), breast cancer (n = 1) or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (n = 1). In all cases, various self-expandable bare metal stents with diameters ranging from 7 to 10 mm were used. Stents were placed in Y-configuration in 24/35 cases (68.6%) using two stents in 12/24 patients and three stents in 12/24 cases (50%). A T-configuration stent placement was performed in 11/35 patients (31.4%), using two stents in 4/11 cases (36.4%) and three stents in 7/11 cases (63.6%). Follow-up was available in all patients (35/35). Patient survival ranged from 0 to 1763 d and the mean survival time was 168 d. Clinical success rate was 77.1% (27/35 cases), and peri-procedural mortality rate was 5.7% (2/35 patients). Biliary re-obstruction due to stent occlusion occurred in 25.7% of the cases (9/35 patients), while in 7/11 (63.6%) one additional percutaneous re-intervention due to stent occlusion resulting in clinical relapse of symptomatology was successfully performed. In the remaining 4/11 patients (36.4%) more than 1 additional reintervention was performed. The median decrease of total serum bilirubin was 60.5% and occurred in 81.8% of the cases (27/33 patients). The median primary and secondary patency was 105 (range 0-719) and 181 d (range 5-1763), respectively. According to the Kaplan-Meyer survival analysis, the estimated survival rate was 73.5%, 47.1% and 26.1% at 1, 6 and 12 mo respectively, while the 8-year survival rate was 4.9%. Major and minor complication rates were 5.7% (2/35 patients) and 17.1% (6/35 patients), respectively. CONCLUSION Percutaneous bilateral biliary stenting is a safe and clinically effective palliative approach in patients suffering from Bismuth IV malignant obstruction.
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- Dimitrios Karnabatidis
- Dimitrios Karnabatidis, Stavros Spiliopoulos, Paraskevi Katsakiori, Odissefs Romanos, Konstantinos Katsanos, Dimitrios Siablis, Department of Interventional Radiology, Patras University Hospital, 26504 Patras, Greece
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Malignant biliary obstructions: can we predict immediate postprocedural cholangitis after percutaneous biliary drainage? Support Care Cancer 2013; 21:2321-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1796-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Bednarek M, Budzyński P, Poźniczek M, Rembiasz K. Percutaneous ultrasound-guided drainage of the biliary tree in palliative treatment of mechanical jaundice: 17 years of experience. Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne 2012; 7:193-6. [PMID: 23256025 PMCID: PMC3516991 DOI: 10.5114/wiitm.2011.28896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2011] [Revised: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Advanced malignant tumours involving the head of the pancreas, gallbladder or extrahepatic bile ducts usually lead to the development of cholestasis. In such cases improvement of the quality of life of patients can be achieved with the decompression of jaundice. Endoscopic implantation of self-expanding or (seldom) rigid plastic stents into the biliary tree constitutes the most common technique allowing for restoration of bile duct patency. In some patients however the use of such a procedure is technically impossible. In this particular group percutaneous drainage of the biliary tree can constitute the only method of management. AIM Presentation of our experience with the use of percutaneous ultrasound-guided drainage of the biliary tree in patients with mechanical jaundice resulting from malignant tumours. MATERIAL AND METHODS There were 852 patients with mechanical jaundice resulting from malignant neoplasms treated in the 2(nd) Chair of Surgery of Jagiellonian University Medical College from January 1994 to December 2010. In 199 of them jaundice was decompressed by means of open - radical or palliative - surgical operations. In 539 patients endoscopic treatment was implemented while in 114 of them percutaneous ultrasound-guided drainage was performed. RESULTS In 5 patients percutaneous drainage was introduced to prepare them for radical surgical treatment, while in the remaining 109 it constituted the definitive way of management. The average hospitalization time for women was 6.5 days (range: 1-22 days) and proved to be twice as short as in men - 12.2 days (range: 1-38 days). The duration of percutaneous drainage prior to surgical treatment averaged 7.2 days (range: 6-10 days). Mean volume of the bile drained during the first day was 370 ml (range: 10-1300 ml), increased to 450 ml (range: 100-1150 ml) during the second day and reached 780 ml (range: 80-1600 ml) during the third day. Mean bilirubin level before the drainage was 320-23 µmol/l (range: 658-130.7 µmol/l) and decreased by half before discharge or before the operation, reaching on average 181.87 µmol/l (range: 14.5-343 µmol/l). CONCLUSIONS Complications of the percutaneous ultrasound-guided technique were found sporadically and resulted from leakage of the bile into the peritoneum.
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- Marcin Bednarek
- 2 Chair of Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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Artifon ELA, Okawa L, Takada J, Gupta K, Moura EGH, Sakai P. EUS-guided choledochoantrostomy: an alternative for biliary drainage in unresectable pancreatic cancer with duodenal invasion. Gastrointest Endosc 2011; 73:1317-20. [PMID: 21195404 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2010] [Accepted: 10/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Saad WEA. Internalization of a second transhepatic biliary access with a captured microwire forced-buckle maneuver: description, anatomic applications, and results. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2010; 21:1457-61. [PMID: 20674391 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2009] [Revised: 04/04/2010] [Accepted: 04/15/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Percutaneous biliary drains are classified into external and internal/external drains. Internal/external drains can drain bile externally and internally (ie, anatomically) into bowel. Internal drainage is usually desired because it is associated with less morbidity. Not infrequently, operators encounter a situation in which one of two transhepatic biliary access tracts has been successfully internalized, and a second access cannot be internalized. The present report describes a technique that internalizes a second percutaneous transhepatic biliary access-relying on an initially successful first internalization-by capturing a microwire from the externalized to the internalized tract and forcing it down into the bowel. The anatomic applications and results of this technique are described.
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- Wael E A Saad
- Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, 1215 Lee St., P.O. Box 800170, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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Biliary tract interventions remain a tremendous technical challenge to the interventionalist and require appropriate clinical postprocedural management. The increased use of endoscopy for biliary tract evaluation and intervention has served to largely replace percutaneous techniques, resulting in a decreased number of patients requiring primary percutaneous transhepatic biliary interventions. However, those patients who do present for percutaneous biliary procedures often represent a more technically difficult subset. Thorough familiarity with normal and variant biliary tract anatomy, and experience with a variety of techniques, will allow for successful biliary tract interventions in complex situations. This article reviews the current role of percutaneous transhepatic interventions in the emergency evaluation and management of biliary tract disease.
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