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Ramai D, Dawod E, Darwin PE, Kim RE, Kim JH, Wang J, Lanka C, Bakain T, Mahadev S, Sampath K, Carr-Locke DL, Morris JD, Sharaiha RZ. Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Transmural Biliary Drainage With 6 mm and 8 mm Cautery-enhanced Lumen-apposing Metal Stents: A Multicenter Collaborative Study. J Clin Gastroenterol 2024:00004836-990000000-00328. [PMID: 39042493 DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000002043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) may be unsuccessful in patients with duodenal stenosis or malignant ampullary infiltration. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has been proposed as an alternative. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of EUS-BD for malignant distal bile duct obstruction using the newly introduced smaller caliber 6 or 8 mm cautery-enhanced lumen-apposing metal stent. METHODS A multicenter retrospective study was performed on patients with unresectable malignant distal bile duct obstruction who underwent EUS-BD between 2021 and 2022 after unsuccessful ERCP. RESULTS Thirty-two patients were included [7 (53.13%) males], with a mean age of 72.2 ± 12.5 years. The technical success rate was 100%. Altered anatomy was present in 2 (6.25%). The indication for drainage was biliary obstruction from pancreatic cancer in 26 patients (84.5%), cholangiocarcinoma in 3 (9.4%), and ampullary mass in 3 (9.4%). The procedure was performed mostly in an outpatient setting (n = 19, 59.38%). The clinical success rate was 92.3% [bilirubin: 14.1 (SD: 8.9) preprocedure vs 4.9 (SD: 1.1) postprocedure; P = 0.0001]. There was one early adverse event of a perforation, which was closed endoscopically and drained percutaneously. Delayed adverse events included food impaction of the stent (n = 1), which was resolved with a repeat procedure and insertion of a double pigtail stent. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates the feasibility of EUS-BD drainage using smaller caliber 6 or 8 mm lumen-apposing metal stent to relieve malignant distal bile duct obstruction in patients who fail conventional ERCP.
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- Daryl Ramai
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian, New York City, NY
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Division of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian, New York City
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- Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai South Nassau, Oceanside, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian, New York City, NY
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian, New York City, NY
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian, New York City, NY
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian, New York City, NY
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Chavan R, Singla V, Sundaram S, Zanwar S, Shah C, Sud S, Singh P, Gandhi C, Bhatt P, Goel A, Rajput S. Outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage: A multicenter study from India (with video). Indian J Gastroenterol 2024:10.1007/s12664-024-01614-1. [PMID: 38902473 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-024-01614-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) offers a safe and minimally invasive alternative for percutaneous cholecystostomy (PCC) in acute cholecystitis patients with high-surgical risk. Additionally, EUS-GBD serves as a rescue biliary drainage in malignant distal biliary obstruction. Despite its widespread application, data within the Indian context remains sparse. This study aims to report the outcomes of EUS-GBD through the first multi-center study from India. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed patients undergoing EUS-GBD at six tertiary care centers of India from March 2022 to November 2023. EUS-GBD was performed by free hand or over-the-guidewire technique with lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) or large caliber metal stent (LCMS). The primary outcome was technical success (defined as successful deployment of stent between gallbladder and stomach/duodenal lumen). The secondary outcomes were clinical success (defined as resolution of symptoms of acute cholecystitis and more than > 50% reduction in bilirubin level within two weeks in distal biliary obstruction), adverse event rate, 30-day mortality rate and 90-day reintervention rate. RESULTS Total 29 patients (mean age 65.86 ± 12.91, 11 female) underwent EUS-GBD. The indication for EUS-GBD were acute cholecystitis (79.31%) and rescue biliary drainage for malignant distal biliary obstruction (20.69%). LAMS was deployed in 92.86%, predominantly by free-hand technique (78.57%). Technical and clinical success rates were 96.55% and 82.75%, respectively. Adverse events occurred in 27.59% patients, with severe adverse events (bile leak and bleeding) being uncommon (10%). Both 30-day mortality rate and 90-day reintervention rate were 13.79% in patients. Cholecysto-duodenal fistula facilitated cholecystoscopic intervention and stone removal in one patient and transgastric EUS-GBD did not hamper bilio-enteric anastomosis during Whipple surgery in two patients. CONCLUSION EUS-GBD is a safe and effective technique for managing acute cholecystitis in high-risk patients and for biliary drainage in cases with malignant distal biliary obstruction.
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- Radhika Chavan
- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Ansh Clinic, Maninagar, Ahmedabad, 380 008, India.
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- Center for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Digestive Diseases and Clinical Nutrition, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 400 012, India
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- Mission Gastro Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta the Medicity, Gurugram, India
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- Center for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Ansh Clinic, Maninagar, Ahmedabad, 380 008, India
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- Mission Gastro Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Center for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Ansh Clinic, Maninagar, Ahmedabad, 380 008, India
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Troncone E, Amendola R, Moscardelli A, De Cristofaro E, De Vico P, Paoluzi OA, Monteleone G, Perez-Miranda M, Del Vecchio Blanco G. Endoscopic Gallbladder Drainage: A Comprehensive Review on Indications, Techniques, and Future Perspectives. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2024; 60:633. [PMID: 38674279 PMCID: PMC11052411 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60040633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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In recent years, therapeutic endoscopy has become a fundamental tool in the management of gallbladder diseases in light of its minimal invasiveness, high clinical efficacy, and good safety profile. Both endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (TGBD) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) provide effective internal drainage in patients with acute cholecystitis unfit for cholecystectomy, avoiding the drawbacks of external percutaneous gallbladder drainage (PGBD). The availability of dedicated lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) for EUS-guided transluminal interventions contributed to the expansion of endoscopic therapies for acute cholecystitis, making endoscopic gallbladder drainage easier, faster, and hence more widely available. Moreover, EUS-GBD with LAMS opened the possibility of several cholecystoscopy-guided interventions, such as gallstone lithotripsy and clearance. Finally, EUS-GBD has also been proposed as a rescue drainage modality in malignant biliary obstruction after failure of standard techniques, with encouraging results. In this review, we will describe the TBGD and EUS-GBD techniques, and we will discuss the available data on clinical efficacy in different settings in comparison with PGBD. Finally, we will comment on the future perspectives of EUS-GBD, discussing the areas of uncertainty in which new data are more strongly awaited.
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- Edoardo Troncone
- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anaesthesia, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Rio Hortega, 47012 Valladolid, Spain
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Teoh AYB. Don't forget the gallbladder if you cannot access the bile ducts! Dig Endosc 2024; 36:359. [PMID: 37644903 DOI: 10.1111/den.14661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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- Anthony Yuen Bun Teoh
- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Mangiavillano B, Moon JH, Facciorusso A, Vargas-Madrigal J, Di Matteo F, Rizzatti G, De Luca L, Forti E, Mutignani M, Al-Lehibi A, Paduano D, Bulajic M, Decembrino F, Auriemma F, Franchellucci G, De Marco A, Gentile C, Shin IS, Rea R, Massidda M, Calabrese F, Mirante VG, Ofosu A, Crinò SF, Hassan C, Repici A, Larghi A. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage as a first approach for jaundice palliation in unresectable malignant distal biliary obstruction: Prospective study. Dig Endosc 2024; 36:351-358. [PMID: 37253185 DOI: 10.1111/den.14606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) represents the gold standard for jaundice palliation in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO). Biliary drainage using electrocautery lumen apposing metal stent (EC-LAMS) is currently a well-established procedure when ERCP fails. In a palliative setting the endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) could represent an easy and valid option. We performed a prospective study with a new EC-LAMS with the primary aim to assess the clinical success rate of EUS-GBD as a first-line approach to the palliation of DMBO. METHODS In all, 37 consecutive patients undergoing EUS-GBD with a new EC-LAMS were prospectively enrolled. Clinical success was defined as bilirubin level decrease >15% within 24 h and >50% within 14 days after EC-LAMS placement. RESULTS The mean age was 73.5 ± 10.8 years; there were 17 male patients (45.9%). EC-LAMS placement was technically feasible in all patients (100%) and the clinical success rate was 100%. Four patients (10.8%) experienced adverse events, one bleeding, one food impaction, and two cystic duct obstructions because of disease progression. No stent-related deaths were observed. The mean hospitalization was 7.7 ± 3.4 days. Median overall survival was 4 months (95% confidence interval 1-8). CONCLUSION Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage with the new EC-LAMS is a valid option in palliative endoscopic biliary drainage as a first-step approach in low survival patients with malignant jaundice unfit for surgery. A smaller diameter EC-LAMS should be preferred, particularly if the drainage is performed through the stomach, to avoid potential food impaction, which could result in stent dysfunction.
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- Benedetto Mangiavillano
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Mater Domini, Varese, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Disease Center and Research Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, SoonChunHyang University School of Medicine, Bucheon, South Korea
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Hospital Enrique Baltodano Briceño, Liberia, Costa Rica
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Endoscopic Unit, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive and Interventional Endoscopy Unit, Niguarda Hospital, ASST Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive and Interventional Endoscopy Unit, Niguarda Hospital, ASST Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- King Fahad Medical City, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Mater Domini, Varese, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy, Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina - Gemelli Isola, Rome, Italy
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- UOC Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, Ente Ecclesiastico-Ospedale Generale Regionale "F.Miulli", Bari, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Mater Domini, Varese, Italy
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Mater Domini, Varese, Italy
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Mater Domini, Varese, Italy
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- Digestive Disease Center and Research Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, SoonChunHyang University School of Medicine, Bucheon, South Korea
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, The Pancreas Institute, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Fugazza A, Khalaf K, Pawlak KM, Spadaccini M, Colombo M, Andreozzi M, Giacchetto M, Carrara S, Ferrari C, Binda C, Mangiavillano B, Anderloni A, Repici A. Use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage as a rescue approach in cases of unsuccessful biliary drainage. World J Gastroenterol 2024; 30:70-78. [PMID: 38293324 PMCID: PMC10823897 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i1.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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This narrative review provides an overview of the utilization of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) as a salvage approach in cases of unsuccessful conventional management. EUS-GBD is a minimally invasive and effective technique for drainage in patients with acute cholecystitis with high risk of surgery. The procedure has demonstrated impressive technical and clinical success rates with low rates of adverse events, making it a safe and effective option for appropriate candidates. Furthermore, EUS-GBD can also serve as a rescue option for patients who have failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography or EUS biliary drainage for relief of jaundice in malignant biliary stricture. However, patient selection is critical for the success of EUS-GBD, and proper patient selection and risk assessment are important to ensure the safety and efficacy of the procedure. As the field continues to evolve and mature, ongoing research will further refine our understanding of the benefits and limitations of EUS-GBD, ultimately leading to improved outcomes for patients.
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- Alessandro Fugazza
- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Rozzano 20089, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto M5B 1W8, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto M5B 1W8, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Rozzano 20089, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Rozzano 20089, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Rozzano 20089, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Rozzano 20089, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Rozzano 20089, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Rozzano 20089, Milano, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospitals, Romagna 47121, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Rozzano 20089, Milano, Italy
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Han S, Papachristou GI. Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound for Complications of Pancreatic Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 16:29. [PMID: 38201458 PMCID: PMC10778123 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16010029] [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: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Progression of pancreatic adenocarcinoma can result in disease complications such as biliary obstruction and gastric outlet obstruction. The recent advances in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) have transformed EUS from a purely diagnostic technology to a therapeutic modality, particularly with the development of lumen-apposing metal stents. In terms of biliary drainage, EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy and EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy offer safe and effective techniques when conventional transpapillary stent placement via ERCP fails or is not possible. If these modalities are not feasible, EUS-guided gallbladder drainage offers yet another salvage technique when the cystic duct is non-involved by the cancer. Lastly, EUS-guided gastroenterostomy allows for an effective bypass treatment for cases of gastric outlet obstruction that enables patients to resume eating within several days. Future randomized studies comparing these techniques to current standard-of-care options are warranted to firmly establish therapeutic EUS procedures within the treatment algorithm for this challenging disease.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;
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Binda C, Anderloni A, Fugazza A, Amato A, de Nucci G, Redaelli A, Di Mitri R, Cugia L, Pollino V, Macchiarelli R, Mangiavillano B, Forti E, Brancaccio ML, Badas R, Maida M, Sinagra E, Repici A, Fabbri C, Tarantino I. EUS-guided gallbladder drainage using a lumen-apposing metal stent as rescue treatment for malignant distal biliary obstruction: a large multicenter experience. Gastrointest Endosc 2023; 98:765-773. [PMID: 37392954 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2023.06.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) with lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) has been reported as a rescue treatment with encouraging results for the relief of jaundice in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO) and after failure of both ERCP and EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy. METHODS This was a multicenter retrospective analysis of all cases of consecutive EUS-GBD with LAMSs used as a rescue treatment for patients with DMBO in 14 Italian centers from June 2015 to June 2020. Primary endpoints were technical and clinical success, whereas the secondary endpoint was the adverse event (AE) rate. RESULTS Forty-eight patients (52.1% women) with a mean age of 74.3 ± 11.7 years were included in the study. Biliary stricture was related to pancreatic adenocarcinoma (85.4%), duodenal adenocarcinoma (2.1%), cholangiocarcinoma (4.2%), ampullary cancer (2.1%), colon cancer (4.2%), and metastatic breast cancer (2.1%). The mean diameter of the common bile duct was 13.3 ± 2.8 mm. LAMSs were placed transgastrically in 58.3% of cases and transduodenally in 41.7%. Technical success was 100%, whereas clinical success was 81.3%, with a mean total bilirubin reduction after 2 weeks of 66.5%. The mean procedure time was 26.4 minutes, and the mean hospital stay was 9.2 ± 8.2 days. AEs occurred in 5 patients (10.4%): 3 were classified as intraprocedural and 2 were classified as delayed because they occurred after >15 days. When the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy lexicon was used, 2 AEs were mild and 3 were moderate (2 buried LAMSs). The mean follow-up was 122 days. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that EUS-GBD with LAMSs used as a rescue treatment for patients affected by DMBO represents a valuable option in terms of technical and clinical success rates, with an acceptable AE rate. To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest study concerning the use of this procedure. (Clinical trial registration number: NCT03903523.).
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- Cecilia Binda
- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospitals, AUSL Romagna, Forlì-Cesena, Italy.
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Department, Manzoni Hospital, ASST Lecco, Lecco, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Department of Emergency, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, S. Michele Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
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- Digestive and Interventional Endoscopy Unit, Ospedale Ca' Granda Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, S. Elia-Raimondi Hospital, Caltanissetta, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio, Cefalù, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospitals, AUSL Romagna, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Endoscopy Service, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, IRCCS-ISMETT, Palermo, Italy
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Platt KD, Kankotia RJ, Schulman AR. Full metal jacket: salvage of EUS-guided gallbladder drainage. VIDEOGIE : AN OFFICIAL VIDEO JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY 2023; 8:446-449. [PMID: 38026709 PMCID: PMC10665214 DOI: 10.1016/j.vgie.2023.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Video 1Full metal jacket: salvage of EUS-guided gallbladder drainage.
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- Kevin D Platt
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Kamal F. EUS-guided gallbladder drainage for malignant biliary obstruction: a new paradigm but not so new. Gastrointest Endosc 2023; 98:774-775. [PMID: 37863570 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2023.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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- Faisal Kamal
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Fugazza A, Andreozzi M, De Marco A, Da Rio L, Colombo M, Spadaccini M, Carrara S, Giacchetto M, Sharma M, Craviotto V, Busacca A, Ferrari C, Repici A. Endoscopy Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage Using Lumen Apposing Metal Stent in Malignant Biliary Obstruction. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2788. [PMID: 37685326 PMCID: PMC10487072 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13172788] [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: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
This narrative review provides an overview of the application of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD), including EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD), for the treatment of malignant biliary obstruction. EUS-BD has demonstrated excellent technical and clinical success rates, with lower rates of adverse events when compared with percutaneous trans-hepatic biliary drainage (PTBD). EUS-BD is currently the preferred alternative technique for biliary drainage (BD) in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO) after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Particularly, this review will focus on EUS-BD performed with the use of lumen apposing metal stent (LAMS). The introduction of these innovative devices, followed by the advent of electrocautery-enhanced LAMS (EC-LAMS), gave the procedure a great technical implementation and a widespread application.
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- Alessandro Fugazza
- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital–IRCSS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.F.); (M.A.); (A.D.M.); (L.D.R.); (M.C.); (M.S.); (S.C.); (M.G.); (V.C.); (A.B.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital–IRCSS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.F.); (M.A.); (A.D.M.); (L.D.R.); (M.C.); (M.S.); (S.C.); (M.G.); (V.C.); (A.B.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital–IRCSS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.F.); (M.A.); (A.D.M.); (L.D.R.); (M.C.); (M.S.); (S.C.); (M.G.); (V.C.); (A.B.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital–IRCSS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.F.); (M.A.); (A.D.M.); (L.D.R.); (M.C.); (M.S.); (S.C.); (M.G.); (V.C.); (A.B.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital–IRCSS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.F.); (M.A.); (A.D.M.); (L.D.R.); (M.C.); (M.S.); (S.C.); (M.G.); (V.C.); (A.B.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital–IRCSS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.F.); (M.A.); (A.D.M.); (L.D.R.); (M.C.); (M.S.); (S.C.); (M.G.); (V.C.); (A.B.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital–IRCSS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.F.); (M.A.); (A.D.M.); (L.D.R.); (M.C.); (M.S.); (S.C.); (M.G.); (V.C.); (A.B.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital–IRCSS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.F.); (M.A.); (A.D.M.); (L.D.R.); (M.C.); (M.S.); (S.C.); (M.G.); (V.C.); (A.B.)
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- G.M.E.R.S Medical College & Hospital, Gotri, Vadodara 390021, India
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital–IRCSS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.F.); (M.A.); (A.D.M.); (L.D.R.); (M.C.); (M.S.); (S.C.); (M.G.); (V.C.); (A.B.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital–IRCSS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.F.); (M.A.); (A.D.M.); (L.D.R.); (M.C.); (M.S.); (S.C.); (M.G.); (V.C.); (A.B.)
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- Division of Anaesthesiology, Humanitas Research Hospital–IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy;
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital–IRCSS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy; (A.F.); (M.A.); (A.D.M.); (L.D.R.); (M.C.); (M.S.); (S.C.); (M.G.); (V.C.); (A.B.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, Pieve Emanuele, 20090 Milan, Italy
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Medas R, Ferreira-Silva J, Girotra M, Barakat M, Tabibian JH, Rodrigues-Pinto E. Best Practices in Pancreatico-biliary Stenting and EUS-guided Drainage. J Clin Gastroenterol 2023; 57:553-568. [PMID: 36040964 DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000001760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Indications for endoscopic placement of endoluminal and transluminal stents have greatly expanded over time. Endoscopic stent placement is now a well-established approach for the treatment of benign and malignant biliary and pancreatic diseases (ie, obstructive jaundice, intra-abdominal fluid collections, chronic pancreatitis etc.). Ongoing refinement of technical approaches and development of novel stents is increasing the applicability and success of pancreatico-biliary stenting. In this review, we discuss the important developments in the field of pancreatico-biliary stenting, with a specific focus on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound-associated developments.
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- Renato Medas
- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João
- Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João
- Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Digestive Health Institute, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar
- UCLA Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA CA
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- Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João
- Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Armellini E, Metelli F, Anderloni A, Cominardi A, Aragona G, Marini M, Pace F. Lumen-apposing-metal stent misdeployment in endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainages: A systematic review focusing on issues and rescue management. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29:3341-3361. [PMID: 37377584 PMCID: PMC10292149 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i21.3341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The introduction of lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainages has marked a turning point in the field of interventional ultrasound and it is gathering worldwide diffusion in different clinical settings. Nevertheless, the procedure may conceal unexpected pitfalls. LAMS misdeployment is the most frequent cause of technical failure and it can be considered a procedure-related adverse event when it hampers the conclusion of the planned procedure or results in significant clinical consequences. Stent misdeployment can be managed successfully by endoscopic rescue maneuvers to allow the completion of the procedure. To date, no standardized indication is available to guide an appropriate rescue strategy depending on the type of procedure or of misdeployment.
AIM To evaluate the incidence of LAMS misdeployment during EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CDS), gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) and pancreatic fluid collections drainage (EUS-PFC) and to describe the endoscopic rescue strategies adopted under the circumstance.
METHODS We conducted a systematic review of the literature on PubMed by searching for studies published up to October 2022. The search was carried out using the exploded medical subject heading terms “lumen apposing metal stent”, “LAMS”, “endoscopic ultrasound” and “choledochoduodenostomy” or “gallbladder” or “pancreatic fluid collections”. We included in the review on-label EUS-guided procedures namely EUS-CDS, EUS-GBD and EUS-PFC. Only those publications reporting EUS-guided LAMS positioning were considered. The studies reporting a technical success rate of 100% and other procedure-related adverse events were considered to calculate the overall rate of LAMS misdeployment, while studies not reporting the causes of technical failure were excluded. Case reports were considered only for the extraction of data regarding the issues of misdeployment and rescue techniques. The following data were collected from each study: Author, year of publication, study design, study population, clinical indication, technical success, reported number of misdeployment, stent type and size, flange misdeployed and type of rescue strategy.
RESULTS The overall technical success rate of EUS-CDS, EUS-GBD and EUS-PFC was 93.7%, 96.1%, and 98.1% respectively. Significant rates of LAMS misdeployment have been reported for EUS-CDS, EUS-GBD and EUS-PFC drainage, respectively 5.8%, 3.4%, and 2.0%. Endoscopic rescue treatment was feasible in 86.8%, 80%, and 96.8% of cases. Non endoscopic rescue strategies were required only in 10.3%, 16% and 3.2% for EUS-CDS, EUS-GBD, and EUS-PFC. The endoscopic rescue techniques described were over-the-wire deployment of a new stent through the created fistula tract in 44.1%, 8% and 64.5% and stent-in-stent in 23.5%, 60%, and 12.9%, respectively for EUS-CDS, EUS-GBD, and EUS-PFC. Further therapeutic option were endoscopic rendezvous in 11.8% of EUS-CDS and repeated procedure of EUS-guided drainage in 16.1% of EUS-PFC.
CONCLUSION LAMS misdeployment is a relatively common adverse event in EUS-guided drainages. There is no consensus on the best rescue approach in these cases and the choice is often made by the endoscopist relying upon the clinical scenario, anatomical characteristics, and local expertise. In this review, we investigated the misdeployment of LAMS for each of the on-label indications focusing on the rescue therapies used, with the aim of providing useful data for endoscopists and to improve patient outcomes.
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- Elia Armellini
- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST-Bergamoest, Seriate 24068, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST-Bergamoest, Seriate 24068, Bergamo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, “Guglielmo da Saliceto” Hospital, Piacenza 29121, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, “Guglielmo da Saliceto” Hospital, Piacenza 29121, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, ASST-Bergamoest, Seriate 24068, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ASST-Bergamoest, Seriate 24068, Bergamo, Italy
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Koutlas NJ, Pawa S, Russell G, Pawa R. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gallbladder Drainage: Beyond Cholecystitis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13111933. [PMID: 37296785 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13111933] [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: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) is an alternative to surgery for acute cholecystitis (AC) in poor operative candidates. However, the role of EUS-GBD in non-cholecystitis (NC) indications has not been well studied. We compared the clinical outcomes of EUS-GBD for AC and NC indications. Consecutive patients undergoing EUS-GBD for all indications at a single center were retrospectively analyzed. Fifty-one patients underwent EUS-GBD during the study period. Thirty-nine (76%) patients had AC while 12 (24%) had NC indications. NC indications included malignant biliary obstruction (n = 8), symptomatic cholelithiasis (n = 1), gallstone pancreatitis (n = 1), choledocholithiasis (n = 1), and Mirizzi's syndrome (n = 1). Technical success was noted in 92% (36/39) for AC and 92% (11/12) for NC (p > 0.99). The clinical success rate was 94% and 100%, respectively (p > 0.99). There were four adverse events in the AC group and 3 in the NC group (p = 0.33). Procedure duration (median 43 vs. 45 min, p = 0.37), post-procedure length of stay (median 3 vs. 3 days, p = 0.97), and total gallbladder-related procedures (median 2 vs. 2, p = 0.59) were similar. EUS-GBD for NC indications is similarly safe and effective as EUS-GBD in AC.
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- Nicholas J Koutlas
- Department of Medicine, Section on Gastroenterology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section on Gastroenterology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section on Gastroenterology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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McDonagh P, Awadelkarim B, Leeds JS, Nayar MK, Oppong KW. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gallbladder Drainage for Malignant Biliary Obstruction: A Systematic Review. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15112988. [PMID: 37296955 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15112988] [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: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) is a rescue technique for patients with malignant biliary obstruction who fail conventional treatment with ERCP or EUS-guided biliary drainage. The technique has been successfully employed in the management of acute cholecystitis in patients not fit for surgery. However, the evidence for its use in malignant obstruction is less robust. This review article aims to evaluate the data available at present to better understand the safety and efficacy of EUS-guided gallbladder drainage. METHODS A detailed literature review was conducted and several databases were searched for any studies relating to EUS-GBD in malignant biliary obstruction. Pooled rates with 95% confidence intervals were calculated for clinical success and adverse events. RESULTS Our search identified 298 studies related to EUS-GBD. The final analysis included 7 studies with 136 patients. The pooled rate of clinical success (95% CI) was 85% (78-90%, I2: 0%). The pooled rate of adverse events (95% CI) was 13% (7-19%, I2: 0%). Adverse events included: peritonitis, bleeding, bile leakage, stent migration, and stent occlusion. No deaths directly related to the procedure were reported; however, in some of the studies, deaths occurred due to disease progression. CONCLUSION This review supports the use of EUS-guided gallbladder drainage as a rescue option for patients who have failed conventional measures.
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- Padraic McDonagh
- HPB Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK
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- HPB Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK
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- HPB Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- HPB Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK
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- HPB Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK
- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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Voiosu TA, Rimbaș M, Larghi A. The Role of Lumen Apposing Metal Stents in the Palliation of Distal Malignant Biliary Distal Obstruction. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:2730. [PMID: 37345067 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15102730] [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: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO) has been traditionally managed by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). In the case of ERC failure, percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PT-BD) has been widely utilized as a salvage procedure. However, over the last decade, endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has gained increasing popularity, especially after the advent of electrocautery-enhanced lumen apposing metal stent devices (EC-LAMSs) which enable a one-step procedure, granting prevention of biliary leakage and minimizing occurrence of adverse events (AEs). In parallel, increasing evidence suggests a possible role of EUS-BD in the management of DMBO as a primary palliative drainage modality. In the current paper, we aim to review all the available evidence on the role of EUS-BD performed with EC-LAMSs and discuss salient technical aspects of this type of procedure.
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- Theodor Alexandru Voiosu
- Carol Davila Faculty of Medicine, 021155 Bucharest, Romania
- Gastroenterology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Carol Davila Faculty of Medicine, 021155 Bucharest, Romania
- Gastroenterology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Health Care, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Catholic University, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Irani SS, Sharzehi K, Siddiqui UD. AGA Clinical Practice Update on Role of EUS-Guided Gallbladder Drainage in Acute Cholecystitis: Commentary. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 21:1141-1147. [PMID: 36967319 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.12.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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DESCRIPTION Endoscopic gallbladder drainage is a feasible and efficacious alternative to percutaneous drainage in the management of acute cholecystitis for high-risk surgical candidates. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage and per-oral cholecystoscopy is facilitated by the use of lumen-apposing metal stents. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage should be performed by those expert in advanced therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound. Multidisciplinary collaboration between interventional radiology and surgery is paramount in the care of these patients. Choosing the optimal drainage method is dependent on individual patient characteristics. METHODS This commentary was drawn from a review of the literature to provide practical advice. Because this was not a systematic review, we did not perform any formal rating of the quality of evidence or strength of the presented considerations. This expert commentary was commissioned and approved by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Clinical Practice Updates Committee and the AGA Governing Board to provide timely guidance on a topic of high clinical importance to the AGA membership, and underwent internal peer-review by the Clinical Practice Updates Committee and external peer-review through standard procedures of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
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- Shayan S Irani
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Endoscopic ultrasound in the management of acute cholecystitis. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2022; 60-61:101806. [PMID: 36577527 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2022.101806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) is increasingly utilised for patients with acute cholecystitis who are high-risk candidates for surgery. The technique to perform EUS-GBD has evolved and matured over the last two decades since EUS-GBD was first described in 2007 using a nasobiliary catheter. Compared to percutaneous gallbladder drainage (PT-GBD), EUS-GBD offers benefits of shorter hospitalisation stay and lesser procedural pain and need for reintervention. The purpose of this review is to provide an updated review of the equipment and techniques available for EUS-GBD, outcomes of the procedure and how it compares against endoscopic transpapillary drainage (ET-GBD), PT-GBD and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Controversies surrounding the procedure will also be discussed.
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Dell'Anna G, Ogura T, Vanella G, Nishikawa H, Lakhtakia S, Arcidiacono PG. Endoscopic ultrasound guided biliary interventions. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2022; 60-61:101810. [PMID: 36577530 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2022.101810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), even in expert hands, may fail in 5-10% of cases, especially in cases of papillary infiltration, malignant gastric outlet obstruction, or surgically altered anatomy. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) has represented the traditional rescue therapy, despite associated with high rate of adverse events, need for re-interventions and an inferior quality of life. The evolution of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) from a diagnostic to a therapeutic tool offers an effective and safe alternative for internal biliary drainage (BD) into the stomach or the duodenum. EUS-BD is reported to have similar or even improved efficacy and increased safety when compared to PTBD and can be performed in the same session of a failed ERCP. This review summarizes technical aspects of intra-hepatic and extra-hepatic EUS-BD (including hepatico-gastrostomy, choledocho-duodenostomy and rendezvous) together with current evidence and future perspectives that steadily cements EUS-BD's place in multidisciplinary management of bilio-pancreatic diseases.
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- Giuseppe Dell'Anna
- Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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- Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Iwano K, Hayashi T, Katanuma A. Successful re-intervention of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage using a dual-channel endoscope. Dig Endosc 2022; 34:e143-e144. [PMID: 35909314 DOI: 10.1111/den.14391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Kosuke Iwano
- Center for Gastroenterology, Teine-Keijinkai Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology, Teine-Keijinkai Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology, Teine-Keijinkai Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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Di Mitri R, Amata M, Mocciaro F, Conte E, Bonaccorso A, Scrivo B, Scimeca D. EUS-guided biliary drainage with LAMS for distal malignant biliary obstruction when ERCP fails: single-center retrospective study and maldeployment management. Surg Endosc 2022; 36:4553-4569. [PMID: 34724586 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08808-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) with Lumen Apposing Metal Stent (LAMS) is a mini-invasive approach for jaundice palliation in distal malignant biliary obstruction (D-MBO) not amenable to ERCP, with good efficacy and not exiguous adverse events. AIMS AND METHODS From January 2015 to December 2019, we retrospectively enrolled all the EUS-BD with electrocautery-enhanced LAMS for biliary decompression in unresectable D-MBO and failed ERCP. Primary study aims were to evaluate technical/clinical success and AEs rate. In case of maldeployment, we estimated the efficacy of an intra-operative rescue therapy. Secondary aims were to assess the jaundice recurrence and gastric outlet obstruction symptoms. RESULTS Thirty-six EUS-BD were enrolled over a cohort of 738 patients (ERCP cannulation failure rate was 2.6%): 31 choledocho-duodenostomy and 5 cholecystogastrostomy. A pre-loaded guidewire through the LAMS was systematically used in case of common bile duct ≤ 15 mm or scope instability for a safe/preventive biliary entryway in case of intra-procedural complications. Technical success was 80.6% (29/36 patients). Seven cases of LAMS maldeployment during EUS-guided choledocho-duodenostomy were successfully treated with RT by an over-the-wire fully-covered Self-Expandable Metal Stent (FC-SEMS). The FC-SEMS was released through the novel fistula tract in endoscopic fashion in 5/7 cases and transpapillary in percutaneous-transhepatic-endoscopic rendezvous (1/7) and laparoscopic-endoscopic rendezvous (1/7) in the two remaining cases. The total efficacy of rescue therapy was 100%. Same-session duodenal SEMS was placed in 17 patients with optimal gastric outlet obstruction management. Final clinical success was 100% and no other late adverse events or FC-SEMS migration were observed. CONCLUSION EUS-BD with LAMS is effective for jaundice palliation after ERCP failure but with considerable adverse events. Maldeployment remains a serious complication with fatal evolution if not correctly recognized/managed. Rescue therapy must be promptly applied especially in tertiary-care centers with highly skilled endoscopists, interventional radiologist and dedicated surgeon.
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- Roberto Di Mitri
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli Hospital, Piazza Nicola Leotta 4, 901200, Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli Hospital, Piazza Nicola Leotta 4, 901200, Palermo, Italy.
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli Hospital, Piazza Nicola Leotta 4, 901200, Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli Hospital, Piazza Nicola Leotta 4, 901200, Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli Hospital, Piazza Nicola Leotta 4, 901200, Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli Hospital, Piazza Nicola Leotta 4, 901200, Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli Hospital, Piazza Nicola Leotta 4, 901200, Palermo, Italy
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van Wanrooij RLJ, Bronswijk M, Kunda R, Everett SM, Lakhtakia S, Rimbas M, Hucl T, Badaoui A, Law R, Arcidiacono PG, Larghi A, Giovannini M, Khashab MA, Binmoeller KF, Barthet M, Pérez-Miranda M, van Hooft JE, van der Merwe SW. Therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Technical Review. Endoscopy 2022; 54:310-332. [PMID: 35114696 DOI: 10.1055/a-1738-6780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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1: ESGE recommends a prolonged course of a prophylactic broad-spectrum antibiotic in patients with ascites who are undergoing therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) procedures.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 2: ESGE recommends placement of partially or fully covered self-expandable metal stents during EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy for biliary drainage in malignant disease.Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence. 3: ESGE recommends EUS-guided pancreatic duct (PD) drainage should only be performed in high volume expert centers, owing to the complexity of this technique and the high risk of adverse events.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 4: ESGE recommends a stepwise approach to EUS-guided PD drainage in patients with favorable anatomy, starting with rendezvous-assisted endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (RV-ERP), followed by antegrade or transmural drainage only when RV-ERP fails or is not feasible.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 5: ESGE suggests performing transduodenal EUS-guided gallbladder drainage with a lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS), rather than using the transgastric route, as this may reduce the risk of stent dysfunction.Weak recommendation, low quality evidence. 6: ESGE recommends using saline instillation for small-bowel distension during EUS-guided gastroenterostomy.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 7: ESGE recommends the use of saline instillation with a 19G needle and an electrocautery-enhanced LAMS for EUS-directed transgastric endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (EDGE) procedures.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 8: ESGE recommends the use of either 15- or 20-mm LAMSs for EDGE, with a preference for 20-mm LAMSs when considering a same-session ERCP.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence.
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- Roy L J van Wanrooij
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, AGEM Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Department of Advanced Interventional Endoscopy, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology Hospitals, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India
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- Gastroenterology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Université catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur, Yvoir, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, and Center for Endoscopic Research Therapeutics and Training, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Paoli-Calmettes Institute, Department of Gastrointestinal Disease, Marseille, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Interventional Endoscopy Services, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aix-Marseille Université, APHM, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Sanchez-Ocana R, de Benito Sanz M, Nájera-Muñoz R, Chavarria C, de la Serna-Higuera C, Perez-Miranda M. Rendezvous ERCP via endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage to salvage a dislodged lumen-apposing metal stent during choledochoduodenostomy. Endoscopy 2022; 54:E65-E67. [PMID: 33682904 DOI: 10.1055/a-1368-3985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Ramon Sanchez-Ocana
- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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van der Merwe SW, van Wanrooij RLJ, Bronswijk M, Everett S, Lakhtakia S, Rimbas M, Hucl T, Kunda R, Badaoui A, Law R, Arcidiacono PG, Larghi A, Giovannini M, Khashab MA, Binmoeller KF, Barthet M, Perez-Miranda M, van Hooft JE. Therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline. Endoscopy 2022; 54:185-205. [PMID: 34937098 DOI: 10.1055/a-1717-1391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 83.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
1: ESGE recommends the use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) over percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in malignant distal biliary obstruction when local expertise is available.Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence. 2: ESGE suggests EUS-BD with hepaticogastrostomy only for malignant inoperable hilar biliary obstruction with a dilated left hepatic duct when inadequately drained by ERCP and/or PTBD in high volume expert centers.Weak recommendation, moderate quality evidence. 3: ESGE recommends that EUS-guided pancreatic duct (PD) drainage should only be considered in symptomatic patients with an obstructed PD when retrograde endoscopic intervention fails or is not possible.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 4: ESGE recommends rendezvous EUS techniques over transmural PD drainage in patients with favorable anatomy owing to its lower rate of adverse events.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 5: ESGE recommends that, in patients at high surgical risk, EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (GBD) should be favored over percutaneous gallbladder drainage where both techniques are available, owing to the lower rates of adverse events and need for re-interventions in EUS-GBD.Strong recommendation, high quality of evidence. 6: ESGE recommends EUS-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE), in an expert setting, for malignant gastric outlet obstruction, as an alternative to enteral stenting or surgery.Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 7: ESGE recommends that EUS-GE may be considered in the management of afferent loop syndrome, especially in the setting of malignancy or in poor surgical candidates. Strong recommendation, low quality evidence. 8: ESGE suggests that endoscopic ultrasound-directed transgastric ERCP (EDGE) can be offered, in expert centers, to patients with a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass following multidisciplinary decision-making, with the aim of overcoming the invasiveness of laparoscopy-assisted ERCP and the limitations of enteroscopy-assisted ERCP.Weak recommendation, low quality evidence.
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- Schalk W van der Merwe
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, AGEM Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology Hospitals, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India
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- Gastroenterology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Department of Advanced Interventional Endoscopy, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Université catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur, Yvoir, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, and Center for Endoscopic Research Therapeutics and Training (CERTT), Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Paoli-Calmettes Institute, Department of Gastrointestinal Disease, Marseille, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Interventional Endoscopy Services, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aix-Marseille Université, APHM, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Gawande A, Mukewar S, Daswani R, Bhaware B, Mukewar S. Recent Endoscopic Ultrasound-Related Publications With Potential to Influence Clinical Practice. JOURNAL OF DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1741107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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AbstractThe field of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has evolved significantly over the last two decades from being a tool of only diagnostic purpose to tissue acquisition and now therapeutic potential. There have been several important publications in the field of EUS in the last few years, which had a major impact in the clinical management of various gastrointestinal disorders. In this review, we discuss four such articles that in our opinion will significantly impact the role of EUS in treating various conditions. The first article is a randomized controlled trial comparing EUS-guided gall bladder drainage with percutaneous gall bladder drainage for high-risk acute cholecystitis. The second article is a randomized controlled trial comparing EUS versus minimally invasive surgery for necrotizing pancreatitis. The third article is a novel human study of EUS-guided portal pressure measurement in patients with portal hypertension. The last article is also a randomized controlled trial evaluating the role of rapid on-site evaluation for EUS-guided fine needle biopsy in solid pancreatic lesions.
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- Atul Gawande
- Department of Gastroenterology, Midas Multispeciality Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Midas Multispeciality Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Midas Multispeciality Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Midas Multispeciality Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Midas Multispeciality Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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Talat A, Troy S, Rau P, Hanscom M, Singh A, Zivny J, Marshall C, Marya NB. Single-session EUS-guided gastroenterostomy and EUS-guided gallbladder drainage in a patient with concomitant gastric outlet obstruction and acalculous cholecystitis. VideoGIE 2021; 7:71-73. [PMID: 35146229 PMCID: PMC8819480 DOI: 10.1016/j.vgie.2021.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To update on recent advances in interventional endoscopic ultrasound (INVEUS) techniques. RECENT FINDINGS The introduction of linear echoendoscopes with larger instrument channels and the combined development of new tools and devices have enabled various new applications of minimally invasive endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal interventions of the pancreas, biliary system and peri-gastrointestinal structures. In this review, EUS-guided interventions are discussed and evaluated: drainage of peripancreatic fluid collections, access and drainage of bile ducts, gallbladder and pancreatic duct, treatment of gastrointestinal haemorrhage, coeliac plexus block and coeliac plexus neurolysis, fiducial placement, solid and cystic tumour ablation, drug delivery and brachytherapy, gastroenterostomy, angiotherapy and other EUS-guided applications. The EUS-guided interventions are classified based on the available evidence as established or experimental, standardized or nonstandardized procedures in common or rare diseases with well or little known complications and their established or nonestablished treatment. SUMMARY Some EUS-guided interventions have sparse published evidence with only single-centre studies, case series or individual case reports, others like drainage of peripancreatic fluid collections have become widely accepted practice. INVEUS has been accepted as an alternative to several surgical approaches, EUS-guided techniques result in faster recovery times, shorter hospital stay and lower costs.
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- Christoph F Dietrich
- Department Allgemeine Innere Medizin (DAIM), Kliniken Hirslanden Beau Site, Salem und Permanence, Switzerland
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Krankenhaus Maerkisch-Oderland, D-15344 Strausberg and Brandenburg Institute of Clinical Ultrasound at Medical University Brandenburg, Germany
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Pawa R, Pleasant T, Tom C, Pawa S. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage: Are we there yet? World J Gastrointest Endosc 2021; 13:302-318. [PMID: 34512878 PMCID: PMC8394188 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i8.302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the mainstay procedure of choice for management of obstructive biliary disease. While ERCP is widely performed with high success rates, the procedure is not feasible in every patient such as cases of non-accessible papilla. In the setting of unsuccessful ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has become a promising alternative to surgical bypass and percutaneous biliary drainage (PTBD). A variety of different forms of EUS-BD have been described, allowing for both intrahepatic and extrahepatic approaches. Recent studies have reported high success rates utilizing EUS-BD for both transpapillary and transluminal drainage, with fewer adverse events when compared to PTBD. Advancements in novel technologies designed specifically for EUS-BD have led to increased success rates as well as improved safety profile for the procedure. The techniques of EUS-BD are yet to be fully standardized and are currently performed by highly trained advanced endoscopists. The aim of our review is to highlight the different EUS-guided interventions for achieving biliary drainage and to both assess the progress that has been made in the field as well as consider what the future may hold.
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- Rishi Pawa
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
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Rimbaș M, Crinò SF, Rizzatti G, Larghi A. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage: a backdoor for biliary decompression? Endoscopy 2021; 53:873. [PMID: 34315186 DOI: 10.1055/a-1299-1495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- Mihai Rimbaș
- Gastroenterology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Internal Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, The Pancreas Institute, G.B. Rossi University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,CERTT, Center for Endoscopic Research Therapeutics and Training, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,CERTT, Center for Endoscopic Research Therapeutics and Training, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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Auriemma F, Fugazza A, Colombo M, Spadaccini M, Repici A, Anderloni A. Safety issues in endoscopy ultrasound-guided interventions using lumen apposing metal stents: a review of the literature. Minerva Gastroenterol (Torino) 2021; 68:177-185. [PMID: 33871222 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5985.21.02862-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) are recently introduced devices that allow to create anastomoses. The indications for LAMS placement are increasing and currently these stents can be used in multiple clinical situations such as endoscopic drainage of pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs), endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledocho-duodenostomy (EUS-CDS), endoscopic ultrasound gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD), endoscopic ultrasound gastrojejunostomy (EUS-GJ). Since their introduction, they have revealed to allow a higher rate of technical and clinical success, and potentially lower risk of adverse events (AEs) compared with previously available devices. Despite ongoing innovation, any advanced intervention carries risks of AEs. These AEs may occur during the deployment or can be delayed because of the consequent effects of the procedure and/or stent itself. This review represents an overview of current indications, technical and clinical results, with an extensive focus on safety issues related to placement and on long-term indwelling related ones.
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- Francesco Auriemma
- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Mater Domini, Castellanza, Varese, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy - .,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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Lisotti A, Napoleon B, Fabbri C, Anderloni A, Linguerri R, Bacchilega I, Fusaroli P. Treatment of acute cholecystitis in high-risk surgical patients. Systematic review of the literature according to the levels of evidence. Minerva Gastroenterol (Torino) 2021; 68:154-161. [PMID: 33793158 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5985.21.02854-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Acute cholecystitis (AC) is the most common biliary stone disease complication. While there is consensus regarding cholecystectomy for AC, gallbladder drainage is indicated in elderly or high-risk surgical patients. We systematically reviewed available evidence in the field of EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) for AC in high-risk surgical patients. The studies were classified according to their level of evidence (LE) according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence Based Medicine classification. Literature search retrieved 175 manuscripts; most of them were expert opinions (LE V, no. 53) or caseseries (LE IV, no. 29). There was no meta-analysis of RCT (LE Ia), while two randomized controlled trials (LE Ib) demonstrated that EUS-GBD was superior to percutaneous trans-hepatic-GBD (PT-GBD) regarding longterm outcomes (adverse events, recurrent cholecystitis, and reintervention). Several meta-analyses of cohort studies (LE IIa, no. 11) were designed to compare the three available drainage strategies (endoscopic, echoendoscopic and percutaneous) and to assess the pooled risk of adverse events. Comparison between surgery and EUS-GBD was done in a single retrospective study with a propensity score analysis (LE III). The outcomes of conversion from PT-GBD to EUS-GBD were covered by few retrospective studies (LE III). Several manuscripts (no. 69) were published on EUS-GBD as a rescue strategy in case of malignant biliary obstruction. The levels of evidence of EUS-GBD in the literature have evolved from initial descriptive studies to recent randomized controlled trials and meta-analysis of cohort studies. While several articles addressed the comparison among different techniques for GBD, in our opinion some topics and questions have not been adequately investigated. are still debated.
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- Andrea Lisotti
- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Hospital of Imola, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy -
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- Département de Gastroentérologie, Hôpital privé Jean Mermoz, Ramsay Générale de Santé, Lyon, France
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Forli-Cesena Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Forli-Cesena, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center (IRCCS), Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of Imola, Imola, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Hospital of Imola, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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