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Canakis A, Tyberg A. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage (EUS-BD). Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2024; 34:487-500. [PMID: 38796294 DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2023.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
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Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biliary drainage (BD) is a minimally invasive procedure that allows for biliary access when conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is unsuccessful. The technique can be divided based on biliary access route: intrahepatic or extrahepatic, as well as on stenting approach: rendezvous approach (EUS-RV), antegrade placement, or transluminal (intra or extra hepatic) placement. There is no clear consensus on which approach is superior. Compared to percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage, EUS-BD offers lower rates of adverse events without the need for an external drain. Compared to conventional ERCP, EUS-BD shows comparable, and in some cases superior, outcomes related to technical success, clinical success, and adverse events.
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- Andrew Canakis
- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA.
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Caillol F, Godat S, Solovyev A, Harouchi A, Oumrani S, Marx M, Hoibian S, Dahel Y, Ratone JP, Giovannini M. EUS-BD for calibration of benign stenosis of the bile duct in patients with altered anatomy or inaccessible papilla. Endosc Int Open 2024; 12:E377-E384. [PMID: 38464978 PMCID: PMC10919993 DOI: 10.1055/a-2261-2968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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Background and study aims In cases of inaccessible papilla, EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has been described as an alternative to calibrate benign biliary stenosis. However, few studies are available. Patients and methods This tw-center, retrospective study was designed to evaluate technical success and clinical success at 1 year. All patients who underswent EUS-BD without the rendezvous technique used for calibration of benign biliary stenosis were included from 2016 to 2022. Patients underwent EUS-hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) during the first session. Then, HGS was used to access the bile duct, allowing calibration of the stenosis: Dilation of the biliary stenosis and placement of double pigtail stents through the stenosis for 1 year. Results Thirty-six patients were included. Technical success was 89% (32/36), with four failures to cross the stenosis but EUS-HGS was performed in 100% of the cases. Nine patients were excluded during calibration because of oncological relapse in six and complex stenosis in three. Three patients had not yet reached 1 year of follow-up. Twenty patients had a calibration for at least 1 year. Clinical success after stent placement was considered in all cases after 1 year of follow-up. Thirteen patients underwent stent removal and no relapse occurred after 435 days of follow-up (SD=568). Global morbidity was 41.7% (15/36) with only one serious complication (needing intensive care), including seven cases of cholangitis due to intrabiliary duct obstruction and five stent migrations. No deaths were reported. Conclusions EUS-BD for calibration in case of benign biliary stenosis is an option. Dedicated materials are needed to decrease morbidity.
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- Fabrice Caillol
- Endoscopy Unit, Paoli-Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France
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- gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Statistics Unit, Paoli-Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France
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- Endoscopy Unit, Paoli-Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Endoscopy Unit, Paoli-Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France
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- Endoscopy Unit, Paoli-Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France
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- Endoscopy Unit, Paoli-Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France
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Cominardi A, Aragona G, Cattaneo G, Arzù G, Capelli P, Banchini F. Current trends of minimally invasive therapy for cholecystocholedocholithiasis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1277410. [PMID: 38155666 PMCID: PMC10753828 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1277410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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Introduction The minimally invasive approach of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided procedures for cholecystocholedocholithiasis, such as EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD), EUS-guided rendezvous (EUS-RV), and EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD), is affirmed as an effective treatment for patients with acute cholecystitis (AC) who are unfit for surgery and for patients with common bile duct stones (CBDSs) who have experienced a previous ERCP failure. Furthermore, in cases of difficult CBDS extraction during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), cholangioscopy-guided electrohydraulic lithotripsy (CS-EHL) has showed optimal results. The main objective of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of EUS-GBD and percutaneous gallbladder drainage (PT-GBD) in patients with AC who are unfit for surgery. We also aimed to evaluate the efficacy of EUS-GBD, EUS-BD, and EUS-RV following ERCP failure and the effectiveness of CS-EHL for difficult CBDS extraction in our hospital. The secondary aim was to examine the safety of these procedures. Materials and methods We conducted a retrospective evaluation of all the EUS-GBD, PT-GBD, EUS-BD, EUS-RV, and CS-EHL procedures, which were prospectively collected in the gastroenterology and digestive endoscopy unit and the general surgery unit from January 2020 to June 2023. The efficacy was expressed in terms of technical and clinical success rates, while safety was assessed based on the rate of adverse events (AEs). Results We enrolled 83 patients with AC and high surgical risk. Among them, 57 patients (68.7%, 24/57 male, median age 85 ± 11 years) underwent EUS-GBD, and 26 (31.3%, 19/26 male, median age 83 ± 7 years) underwent PT-GBD. The technical and clinical success rates were 96.5 and 100% for EUS-GBD, and 96.1 and 92% for PT-GBD. The AEs for EUS-GBD were 1.7%, and for PT-GBD, it was 12%. ERCP for CBDS extraction failed in 77 patients. Among them, 73 patients (94.8%) underwent EUS-RV with technical and clinical success rates of 72.6% (53/73) and 100%, respectively. No AEs were reported. Four out of 77 patients were directly treated with EUS-BD for pyloric inflammatory stenosis. In 12 patients (16.4%), following unsuccessful EUS-RV with a CBD diameter ≥ 12 mm, an EUS-BD was performed. Both technical and clinical success rates for EUS-BD were 100%, and no AEs were reported. EUS-GBD was the treatment of choice for the remaining 8 (10.9%) patients after failure of both ERCP and EUS-RV. The procedure had high technical and clinical success rates (both at 100%), and no AEs were reported. The 12 difficult CBDS extraction treated with CS-EHL also showed high technical and clinical success rates (both at 100%), with no reported AEs. Conclusion The minimally invasive approach for cholecystocholedocholithiasis, especially EUS-guided procedures, had high efficacy and safety in treating AC in high-risk surgical patients and CBDS extraction after a previously unsuccessful ERCP.
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- Anna Cominardi
- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Unit, Hospital of Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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Valdez-Hernández P, Ylhuicatzi-Durán M, Guerrero-Hernández M, Alvarado-Bachmann R, Angulo-Molina D. Intraluminal radiofrequency ablation as stricture management in biliary-enteric anastomosis. REVISTA DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA DE MEXICO (ENGLISH) 2023; 88:439-440. [PMID: 37858456 DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2023.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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- Departamento de Endoscopia, Centro Médico ABC, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Sundaram S, Kale A. Endoscopic ultrasound guided biliary drainage in surgically altered anatomy: A comprehensive review of various approaches. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2023; 15:122-132. [PMID: 37034975 PMCID: PMC10080558 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i3.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the preferred modality for drainage of the obstructed biliary tree. In patients with surgically altered anatomy, ERCP using standard techniques may not be feasible. Enteroscope assisted ERCP is usually employed with variable success rate. With advent of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), biliary drainage procedures in patients with biliary obstruction and surgically altered anatomy is safe and effective. In this narrative review, we discuss role of EUS guided biliary drainage in patients with altered anatomy and the various approaches used in patients with benign and malignant biliary obstruction.
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- Sridhar Sundaram
- Department of Digestive Diseases and Clinical Nutrition, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Seth GS Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai 400012, India
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize the current status and future perspectives of the endoscopic management of biliary strictures. RECENT FINDINGS In addition to conventional diagnostic modalities, such as cross-sectional imaging and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), per-oral cholangioscopy is helpful for indeterminate biliary strictures. It allows direct visualization of the biliary tract and targeted biopsy. For distal malignant biliary obstruction (MBO), a self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a standard of care. EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) is an emerging alternative to percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in cases with failed ERCP. EUS-BD is also an effective salvage option for perihilar MBO, which can not be managed via ERCP or percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. Preoperative drainage is necessary for most jaundiced patients as neoadjuvant chemotherapy is widely administered for resectable and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, and a SEMS is preferred in this setting, too. For benign biliary strictures, a covered SEMS can improve stricture resolution and reduce the number of endoscopic sessions as compared to plastic stents. SUMMARY ERCP and EUS play a central role in the diagnosis and drainage for both malignant and benign biliary strictures.
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Fugazza A, Colombo M, Spadaccini M, Vespa E, Gabbiadini R, Capogreco A, Repici A, Anderloni A. Relief of jaundice in malignant biliary obstruction: When should we consider endoscopic ultrasonography-guided hepaticogastrostomy as an option? Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2022; 21:234-240. [PMID: 35304087 DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2022.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Since it was first described in 2001, endoscopic ultrasonography-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has emerged as an alternative procedure for achieving an endoscopic internal drainage in case of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) failure. Biliary drainage can be achieved by either a transduodenal extrahepatic approach through EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CDS), or a transgastric intrahepatic approach, namely EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) which already holds a remarkable place in the treatment of patients with malignant biliary obstruction. DATA SOURCES For this review we did a comprehensive search of PubMed/MEDLINE from inception to May 31, 2021 for papers with a significant sample size (at least 20 patients enrolled) dealing with EUS-HGS. Data on technical success, clinical success and rate of adverse events were collected. RESULTS A total of 22 studies with different design, comprising 874 patients, were included. Technical success was achieved in about 96% of cases (ranging from 65% to 100%). Clinical success was obtained in almost 91% of cases (ranging from 76% to 100%). Overall rate of adverse events was 19% (ranging from 0% to 35%). Abdominal pain, self-limiting pneumoperitoneum, bile leak, cholangitis, bleeding, perforation and intraperitoneal migration of the stent were the most common. CONCLUSIONS Despite both safety and efficacy profile, at the moment HGS still remains a challenging procedure at every single step and must therefore be conducted by a very experienced endoscopist in interventional EUS and ERCP procedures, who is able to deal with the possible severe adverse events of this procedure. A rapid introduction in clinical practice of dedicated devices is desiderable.
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- Alessandro Fugazza
- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Humanitas Research Hospital - IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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Hathorn KE, Canakis A, Baron TH. EUS-guided transhepatic biliary drainage: a large single-center U.S. experience. Gastrointest Endosc 2022; 95:443-451. [PMID: 34673007 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2021.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy has been performed for many years with most published experience from outside the United States. The luminal access point can be from the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, or jejunum; biliary access can be either into the right or left intrahepatic system. Thus, we prefer the term EUS-guided transhepatic biliary drainage (ETBD). We describe what is believed to be the largest single-center U.S. experience of ETBD for management of benign and malignant biliary disease. METHODS This was a retrospective study of all ETBD conducted by 1 endoscopist between September 2014 and May 2021. RESULTS Two hundred fifteen patients underwent attempted ETBD: 85 for benign disease and 130 for malignant disease. Ninety-two patients (43%) had surgically altered anatomy (SAA). In 94 patients previously endoscopic attempts failed. The approach was transesophageal in 9, transgastric in 188, transduodenal in 5, and transjejunal in 5 patients. In 1 patient a bilateral approach was used. Standard fully covered self-expandable stents of 4- to 10-cm lengths and 8- or 10-mm diameters were used. Technical success was 95.3% and clinical success was 87.25%. Forty patients (18.6%) experienced adverse events (13 mild, 21 moderate, and 6 severe according to the modified American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy lexicon). Mean follow-up was 257.31 ± 308.11 days for all patients (124.53 ± 229.86 days for benign disease and 457.27 ± 466.31 days for malignant disease). Seventy-four patients (34.4%) had died at the time of data collection (66 in the malignant cohort, 8 in the benign cohort). Of those with malignancy surviving >6 months, 17.4% required reintervention. CONCLUSIONS ETBD is effective in the management of benign and malignant biliary obstruction for patients with SAA as well as native anatomy, with a modest adverse event rate.
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- Kelly E Hathorn
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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de Benito Sanz M, Carbajo AY, Sanchez-Ocana R, Chavarría C, de la Serna-Higuera C, Perez-Miranda M. Combined endoscopic retrograde and endosonography-guided (CERES) cholangiography for interventional repair of transected bile ducts after cholecystectomy: treatment approaches and outcomes. Surg Endosc 2021; 36:2197-2207. [PMID: 34816304 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08809-z] [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: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Post-cholecystectomy transected bile ducts (TBDs) are not amenable to standard endoscopic management. Combined ERCP and endosonography (CERES) including EUS-guided hepaticoenterostomy enhance therapeutic biliary endoscopy. CERES treatment of post-cholecystectomy TBDs is evaluated. METHODS Among 165 consecutive patients who underwent ERCP for post-cholecystectomy bile duct injury (Amsterdam A/B/C/D grades [%] = 47/30/7/16) between January 2009-November 2020 at a tertiary-care center, 10/26 (38%) with TBDs (6 female; 32-92 years old) underwent CERES before attempted endoscopic repair (staged CERES, n = 7) or surgical repair (preoperative CERES, n = 1), or as destination therapy (definitive CERES, n = 2). Short-term clinical success rate, final clinical success rate and comprehensive complication index (CCI) were retrospectively determined. Additionally, number of follow-up procedures, adverse events, recurrences, final patency grades and definitive cure rate were determined in patients with staged CERES. RESULTS Index CERES (hepaticogastrostomy, 60%; hepaticoduodenostomy, 40%) achieved bile leak and jaundice resolution in 10 patients (100% short-term clinical success rate). Overall, 9/10 patients maintained good/excellent biliary drainage over a median 3.2 years without any unplanned percutaneous/surgical procedures (90% final clinical success rate; median CCI = 8.7). Staged CERES using recanalization (n = 6) or diversion (n = 1) strategies achieved Grade A patency in 5/7 (71%) patients after a median of 2 follow-up procedures over a median 12-month treatment period; 2 failed recanalization patients were salvaged by indefinite hepaticoenterostomy stent or elective surgery, respectively. Among staged CERES, 2 treatment-related cholangitis occurred (29%) and 2 recurring strictures (29%) developed over a median 8.4 year follow-up; recurring strictures were endoscopically remodeled (n = 1) or indefinitely stented (n = 1); final Grade A/B biliary patency was achieved in 5/7 (71%) and definitive cure in 4/7 (57%). CONCLUSIONS CERES controls acute symptoms in selected post-cholecystectomy TBD patients allowing subsequent staged endoscopic therapy. Definitive cure or long-term biliary drainage is possible in most cases and elective surgery can be facilitated in the remainder.
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- Marina de Benito Sanz
- Department Head and Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Calle Dulzaina 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department Head and Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Calle Dulzaina 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department Head and Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Calle Dulzaina 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department Head and Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Calle Dulzaina 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department Head and Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Calle Dulzaina 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department Head and Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Calle Dulzaina 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain.
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Takasaki Y, Ishii S, Shibuya T, Fujisawa T, Ushio M, Takahashi S, Ito K, Yamagata W, Suzuki A, Okahara K, Okawa Y, Ochiai K, Tomishima K, Nomura O, Haga K, Saito H, Nagahara A, Isayama H. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided antegrade procedures for managing bile duct stones in patients with surgically altered anatomy: Comparison with double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (with video). Dig Endosc 2021; 33:1179-1187. [PMID: 33421211 DOI: 10.1111/den.13927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM Management of bile duct stones (BDSs) in patients with surgically altered anatomies (SAAs) remains challenging. An endoscopic ultrasound-guided antegrade (EUS-AG) procedure and double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (DB-ERC) have been used to remove BDSs from patients with SAAs. However, few comparative data have been reported. Therefore, we compared the efficacy and safety of the techniques. METHODS This was a single-center retrospective study. Patients with SAA who underwent the EUS-AG procedure or DB-ERC to remove intra- or extra-BDSs between November 2010 and March 2020 were included. The primary outcome was the technical success rate, defined as stent insertion or stone removal during the initial session. The secondary outcomes were the procedure time, incidence of adverse events (AEs), and complete stone removal rate. RESULTS Of the 54 patients enrolled, 23 underwent the EUS-AG procedure and 31 DB-ERC. The technical success rates of EUS-AG and DB-ERC were 87.0% and 64.5%, respectively (P = 0.11). The procedure time was significantly shorter in the EUS-AG group than in the DB-ERC group (51.9 ± 15.4 vs 72.6 ± 32.2 min; P = 0.01), and the early AE rates were 26.1% and 12.9%, respectively (P = 0.71). The complete stone removal rates in patients who underwent previous stone removal were 94.1% in the EUS-AG group and 85.7% in the DB-ERC group (P = 0.61). CONCLUSION The EUS-AG afforded technical success and complete stone removal rates comparable with those of DB-ERC, but the former procedure was shorter. The AE rate was acceptable.
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- Yusuke Takasaki
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Juntendo, Tokyo, Japan
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Bronswijk M, Vanella G, Topal B, Van der Merwe S. EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy as a gateway to intermittent access for biliary leak management. Endoscopy 2021; 53:E427-E428. [PMID: 33506457 DOI: 10.1055/a-1327-1849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- Michiel Bronswijk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Gastroenterology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and EUS Division, IRCSS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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Harilal S, Mangray H, Madziba S, Ghimenton F. Isolated vascularized gastric tube biliary enteric drainage: a paediatric case series experience. ANNALS OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY 2021. [DOI: 10.1186/s43159-021-00122-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Despite the enormous surgical advancements in the last century, access to the biliary system is lost when a Roux-en-Y (RY) biliary drainage procedure is performed. Attempts have been made to overcome this inconvenient sequel using variations in the RY anastomosis, small bowel grafts and vascular grafts. These have been predominantly unsuccessful. An isolated vascularized gastric tube (IVGT) graft has been reported in the literature, which was successfully used for adult patients with common bile duct injuries. We have adopted the technique of using an IVGT graft for bile duct reconstruction in the paediatric patients at our institution. We reviewed our experience at our institution between January 2015 and October 2019. This was a retrospective review of all paediatric patients undergoing an IVGT graft procedure for biliary tract anatomical obstruction in the past 5 years. We looked at the indications for surgery, the demographic profile of the patients and outcomes following surgery and outlined the surgical technique used.
Results
IVGT bile duct reconstruction was performed on eight patients. Patients ranged from 2 months to 7 years, and there was an equal number of males and females. The diagnosis was made on clinical suspicion and confirmed with ultrasound (U/S) and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). There was an 87.5% resolution of biliary obstruction, and two patients who had bile leaks postoperatively were managed conservatively. Unfortunately, one patient died in the early postoperative period from sepsis due to pneumonia. Follow-up was for a minimum of 6 months and up to 5 years.
Conclusion
IVGT biliary enteric drainage is a safe, reproducible procedure that allows access to the biliary tree if required in the future. Thus, this procedure serves as an alternative, especially in limited-resource areas where interventional radiology is not available for future interventions.
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Füldner F, Meyer F, Will U. EUS-guided biliary interventions for benign diseases and unsuccessful ERCP - a prospective unicenter feasibility study on a large consecutive patient cohort. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2021; 59:933-943. [PMID: 34507372 DOI: 10.1055/a-1540-7975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the gold standard for the treatment of biliary obstruction of any etiology. However, cannulation failure of the common bile duct (CBD) by ERCP occurs in 5-10%. Alternatives after a failed ERCP are re-ERCP by an expert endoscopist, percutaneous transhepatic cholangio drainage (PTCD), (balloon) enteroscopy-assisted ERCP, or surgery. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided drainage of the bile ducts (EUS-BD) is becoming the standard of care in tertiary referral centers for cases of failed ERCP in patients with malignant obstruction of the CBD. In expert hands, EUS-guided biliary drainage has excellent technical/clinical success rates and lower complication rates compared to PTCD. Despite the successful performance of EUS-BD in malignant cases, its use in benign cases is limited. The aim of this study (design, systematic prospective clinical observational study on quality assurance in daily clinical practice) was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of EUS-BD in benign indications. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with cholestasis and failed ERCP were recruited from a prospective EUS-BD registry (2004-2020). One hundred and three patients with EUS-BD and benign cholestasis were extracted from the registry (nTotal = 474). Indications of EUS-BDs included surgically altered anatomy (n = 65), atypical bile duct percutaneous transhepatic cholangio orifice at the duodenal junction from the longitudinal to the horizontal segment (n = 1), papilla of Vater not reached due to the gastric outlet/duodenal stenoses (n = 6), papilla that cannot be catheterized (n = 24), and proximal bile duct stenosis (n = 7). The primary endpoint was technical and clinical success. Secondary endpoints were procedure-related complications during the hospital stay. RESULTS 103 patients with EUS-BD and benign cholestasis were extracted from the registry (nTotal=474). Different transluminal access routes were used to reach the bile ducts: transgastric (n = 72/103); -duodenal (n = 16/103); -jejunal (n = 14/103); combined -duodenal and -gastric (n = 1/103). The technical success rate was 96 % (n = 99) for cholangiography. Drainage was not required in 2 patients; balloon dilatation including stone extraction was sufficient in 17 cases (16.5 %; no additional or prophylactic insertion of a drain). Transluminal drainage was achieved in n = 68/103 (66 %; even higher in patients with drain indication only) by placement of a plastic stent (n = 29), conventional biliary metal stents (n = 24), HotAXIOS stents (n = 5; Boston Scientific, Ratingen, Germany), Hanaro stents (n = 6; Olympus, Hamburg, Germany), HotAXIOS stents and plastic stents (n = 1), HotAXIOS stents and metal stents (n = 1) and metal stents and plastic stents (n = 2). Techniques for stone extraction alone (nSuccessful=17) or stent insertion (nTotal = 85; nSuccessful=85 - rate, 100 %) and final EUS-BD access pathway included: Rendezvous technique (n = 14/85; 16.5 %), antegrade internal drainage (n = 20/85; 23.5 %), choledochointestinostomy (n = 7/85; 8.2 %), antegrade internal and hepaticointestinostomy (n = 22/85; 25.9 %), hepaticointestinostomy (n = 21/85; 24.7 %), choledochointestinostomy and hepaticointestinostomy (n = 1/85; 1.2 %).The complication rate was 25 % (n = 26) - the spectrum comprised stent dislocation (n = 11), perforation (n = 1), pain (n = 2), hemorrhage (n = 6), biliary ascites/leakage (n = 3) and bilioma/liver abscess (n = 3; major complication rate, n = 12/68 - 17.6 %). Re-interventions were required in 19 patients (24 interventions in total). DISCUSSION EUS-BD can be considered an elegant and safe alternative to PTCD or reoperation for failed ERCP to achieve the necessary drainage of the biliary system even in underlying benign diseases. An interventional EUS-based internal procedure can resolve cholestasis, avoid PTCD or reoperation, and thus improve quality of life. Due to the often complex (pathological and/or postoperative) anatomy, EUS-BD should only be performed in centers with interventional endoscopy/EUS experience including adequate abdominal surgery and interventional radiology expertise in the background. This enables adequately adapted therapeutic management in the event of challenging complications. It seems appropriate to conduct further studies with larger numbers of cases to systematize the approach and peri-interventional management and to successively develop specific equipment.
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- Frank Füldner
- Dept. of Internal Medicine II (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and General Internal Medicine), Municipal Hospital ("SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera GmbH") of Gera, Gera, Germany
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- Dept. of General, Abdominal, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University Medical School with University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Dept. of Internal Medicine II (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and General Internal Medicine), Municipal Hospital ("SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera GmbH") of Gera, Gera, Germany
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Shimatani M, Mitsuyama T, Tokuhara M, Masuda M, Miyamoto S, Ito T, Nakamaru K, Ikeura T, Takaoka M, Naganuma M, Okazaki K. Recent advances of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography using balloon assisted endoscopy for pancreaticobiliary diseases in patients with surgically altered anatomy: Therapeutic strategy and management of difficult cases. Dig Endosc 2021; 33:912-923. [PMID: 32981141 DOI: 10.1111/den.13848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an endoscopic modality established for diagnosis and treatment of pancreaticobiliary diseases. However ERCP in patients with surgically altered anatomy (SAA) has been difficult, and more invasive therapies have been primarily selected. The development of balloon assisted endoscopes (BAEs) innovatively facilitated ERCP in such patients. Recent advances of BAEs and other devices greatly contributed to increasing success of ERCP using BAEs (BAE-ERCP). Furthermore, interventions using Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS-intervention) have been reported to be useful for pancreaticobiliary diseases in patients with SAA, which provide more options for endoscopic therapies and are also expected as a rescue therapy for difficult cases of BAE-ERCP. In order to thoroughly complete endoscopic treatment for pancreaticobiliary diseases with SAA, it is important to standardize the BAE-ERCP procedures based on the features of respective endoscopes and to establish a strategy for endoscopic treatment which includes analysis of BAE-ERCP difficult cases and selection of cases for rescue therapy. In addition, it is essential to be acquainted with the characteristics of possible adverse events of the procedure and to be able to deal with them for safe accomplishment of endoscopic treatment.
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- Masaaki Shimatani
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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Canakis A, Baron TH. Relief of biliary obstruction: choosing between endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. BMJ Open Gastroenterol 2021; 7:bmjgast-2020-000428. [PMID: 32727716 PMCID: PMC7394303 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) was originally devised as a novel diagnostic technique to enable endoscopists to stage malignancies and acquire tissue. However, it rapidly advanced toward therapeutic applications and has provided gastroenterologists with the ability to effectively treat and manage advanced diseases in a minimally invasive manner. EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has gained considerable attention as an approach to provide relief in malignant and benign biliary obstruction for patients when endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) fails or is not feasible. Such instances occur in those with surgically altered anatomy, gastroduodenal obstruction, periampullary diverticulum or prior transampullary duodenal stenting. While ERCP remains the gold standard, a multitude of studies are showing that EUS-BD can be used as an alternative modality even in patients who could successfully undergo ERCP. This review will shed light on recent EUS-guided advancements and techniques in malignant and benign biliary obstruction.
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- Andrew Canakis
- Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Director of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Katanuma A, Hayashi T, Kin T, Toyonaga H, Honta S, Chikugo K, Ueki H, Ishii T, Takahashi K. Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography in patients with surgically altered anatomy: Techniques and literature review. Dig Endosc 2020; 32:263-274. [PMID: 31643105 DOI: 10.1111/den.13567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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There are various reconstruction techniques that are used after upper gastrointestinal surgery. In recent years, opportunities for endoscopic diagnosis and treatment have been increasing in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. With the advent of interventional endoscopic ultrasound (IV-EUS), various procedures have been developed mainly for patients in whom endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is difficult to carry out. Indications for such procedures are expanding. IV-EUS for surgically altered anatomy (SAA) includes EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration, biliary interventions (e.g. biliary drainage, treatment of bile duct stricture, removal of bile duct stones, and the rendezvous technique), and pancreatic interventions (e.g. rendezvous technique after Whipple surgery). In addition, there have been reports of various EUS-related procedures using a forward-viewing curved linear-array echoendoscope that are carried out for postoperative intestinal tract reconstruction. Although interventional EUS is a useful therapeutic procedure for SAA, there are still no dedicated devices, and standardization of the procedure is warranted.
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- Akio Katanuma
- 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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- 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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- Center for Gastroenterology, Teine-Keijinkai Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology, Teine-Keijinkai Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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Pizzicannella M, Caillol F, Pesenti C, Bories E, Ratone JP, Giovannini M. EUS-guided biliary drainage for the management of benign biliary strictures in patients with altered anatomy: A single-center experience. Endosc Ultrasound 2020; 9:45-52. [PMID: 31552913 PMCID: PMC7038727 DOI: 10.4103/eus.eus_55_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background and Objectives: The management of benign biliary stricture in patients with altered anatomy secondary to surgery is challenging. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (BD) represents the standard therapy for benign biliary stricture, but it is associated with nontrivial morbidity rates. Despite the increasing application of guided BD (EUS-BD) for the management of malignant obstruction, its role in patients with benign biliary stricture is limited. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and clinical effectiveness of EUS-BD with multiple transanastomotic plastic stent treatment in patients with benign biliary stricture. Materials and Methods: This study included consecutive patients who underwent EUS-BD for benign biliary stenosis at our center. EUS-BD with fully covered self-expandable metal stent placement was performed first. When feasible, the stricture was treated by balloon dilation with the placement of a transanastomotic double-pigtail plastic stent. Scheduled procedures were repeated to remove the metal stent and replace the plastic stent to treat the stenosis. Technical success and adverse events (AEs) were assessed. Results: Twelve patients underwent EUS-BD for benign biliary strictures. Procedural and clinical successes were achieved in all patients (100%). Multistenting treatment was performed in 10/12 patients (77%). The median number of stents inserted, maximum number of stents placed, and median time of retreatment were 2.4 (range: 1–4), 4, and 3.4 (range: 1–7), respectively. In total, 4/12 patients (33.3%) developed AEs that required endoscopic interventions (Clavien-Dindo Grade III). Conclusions: EUS-BD with the placement of multiple trans-stenosis plastic stents is a safe, feasible, and well-tolerated alternative for the management of benign biliary stricture in patients with surgery-altered anatomy. Long-term follow-up is necessary to support our results.
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- Endoscopy Unit, Paoli Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France
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- Endoscopy Unit, Paoli Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France
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- Endoscopy Unit, Paoli Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France
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Jovani M, Ichkhanian Y, Vosoughi K, Khashab MA. EUS-guided biliary drainage for postsurgical anatomy. Endosc Ultrasound 2019; 8:S57-S66. [PMID: 31897381 PMCID: PMC6896432 DOI: 10.4103/eus.eus_53_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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ERCP is the mainstay of therapy for pancreatobiliary diseases in patients with native upper gastrointestinal (UGI) anatomy. However, when UGI anatomy is surgically altered, standard ERCP becomes technically challenging or not possible. In such instances, EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has been increasingly employed by advanced endoscopists as a safe and effective method of access to the biliary tree. In this study, we review the technical aspects and outcomes of EUS-BD in patients with surgical UGI anatomy.
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- Manol Jovani
- Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Shuntaro Mukai
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Mukai S, Tsuchiya T, Itoi T. Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography for benign biliary diseases in patients with surgically altered anatomy. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2019; 35:408-415. [PMID: 31343415 DOI: 10.1097/mog.0000000000000565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW At present, balloon enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the mainstay of therapy for benign biliary diseases in patients with surgically altered anatomy (SAA). Recently interventional endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) techniques have been used for not only drainage procedure but also treatment procedure in such patients. This review aims to discuss details about interventional EUS techniques in such patients and published clinical data. RECENT FINDINGS Antegrade treatment such as antegrade stone removal for bile duct stones or guidewire manipulation across the anastomotic stricture following antegrade balloon dilation and antegrade stenting for the stricture via the approach route created by EUS-bilioenterostomy, so-called EUS-guided antegrade intervention, have been developed. In difficult cases, per-oral cholangioscopy-assisted antegrade intervention has been reported as a useful technique. In addition, other novel alternative interventional EUS techniques have been also reported such as EUS-directed transgastric ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. SUMMARY Interventional EUS techniques appear to be feasible and safe alternative procedures for benign biliary diseases in patients with SAA after balloon enteroscopy-assisted ERCP failure.
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- Shuntaro Mukai
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Krutsri C, Kida M, Yamauchi H, Iwai T, Imaizumi H, Koizumi W. Current status of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with surgically altered anatomy. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25:3313-3333. [PMID: 31341358 PMCID: PMC6639547 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with surgically altered anatomy must be performed by a highly experienced endoscopist. The challenges are accessing the afferent limb in different types of reconstruction, cannulating a papilla with a reverse orientation, and performing therapeutic interventions with uncommon endoscopic accessories. The development of endoscopic techniques has led to higher success rates in this group of patients. Device-assisted ERCP is the endoscopic procedure of choice for high success rates in short-limb reconstruction; however, these success rate is lower in long-limb reconstruction. ERCP assisted by endoscopic ultrasonography is now popular because it can be performed independent of the limb length; however, it must be performed by a highly experienced and skilled endoscopist. Stent deployment and small stone removal can be performed immediately after ERCP assisted by endoscopic ultrasonography, but the second session is needed for other difficult procedures such as cholangioscopy-guided electrohydraulic lithotripsy. Laparoscopic-assisted ERCP has an almost 100% success rate in long-limb reconstruction because of the use of a conventional side-view duodenoscope, which is compatible with standard accessories. This requires cooperation between the surgeon and endoscopist and is suitable in urgent situations requiring concomitant cholecystectomy. This review focuses on the advantages, disadvantages, and outcomes of various procedures that are suitable in different situations and reconstruction types. Emerging new techniques and their outcomes are also discussed.
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- Chonlada Krutsri
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa 252-0375, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa 252-0375, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa 252-0375, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa 252-0375, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa 252-0375, Japan
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Nakai Y, Kogure H, Isayama H, Koike K. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage for Benign Biliary Diseases. Clin Endosc 2019; 52:212-219. [PMID: 30866611 PMCID: PMC6547351 DOI: 10.5946/ce.2018.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Although endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the first-line treatment for benign biliary diseases, this procedure is technically difficult in some conditions such as a surgically altered anatomy and gastric outlet obstruction. After a failed ERCP, a surgical or a percutaneous approach is selected as a rescue procedure; however, various endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided interventions are increasingly utilized in pancreatobiliary diseases, including EUS-guided rendezvous for failed biliary cannulation, EUS-guided antegrade treatment for stone management, and EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy for anastomotic strictures in patients with a surgically altered anatomy. There are some technical hurdles in EUS-guided interventions for benign biliary diseases owing to the difficulty in puncturing a relatively small bile duct and in subsequent guidewire manipulation, as well as the lack of dedicated devices. A recent major advancement in this field is the introduction of a 2-step approach, in which EUS-guided drainage is placed in the first session and antegrade treatment is performed in subsequent sessions. This approach allows the use of various techniques such as mechanical lithotripsy and cholangioscopy without a risk of bile leak. In summary, EUS-guided interventions are among the treatment options for benign biliary diseases; however, standardization of the procedure and development of a treatment algorithm are needed.
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- Yousuke Nakai
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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EUS-guided antegrade intervention for benign biliary diseases in patients with surgically altered anatomy (with videos). Gastrointest Endosc 2019; 89:399-407. [PMID: 30076841 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Although balloon enteroscopy-assisted ERCP (BE-ERCP) is effective and safe for benign biliary diseases in patients with surgically altered anatomy (SAA), BE-ERCP is not always successful. Recently, EUS-guided antegrade intervention (EUS-AI) by using a 1-stage or 2-stage procedure has been developed for BE-ERCP failure cases. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the outcome of EUS-AI for benign biliary diseases in patients with SAA. METHODS Of 48 patients in whom BE-ERCP failed, percutaneous transhepatic intervention was performed in 11. From November 2013 until November 2017, we retrospectively reviewed cases of an additional 37 patients with SAA who failed BE-ERCP and underwent EUS-AI for benign biliary diseases (common bile duct stones [n = 11], intrahepatic bile duct stones [n = 5], anastomotic strictures [n = 21]). RESULTS The overall technical success of the creation of the hepatoenteric tract by EUS was 91.9% (34/37). Moderate adverse events were observed in 8.1% (biliary peritonitis [n = 3]). One-stage EUS-AI by EUS succeeded in 8 cases (100%) without any adverse events. In another 26 cases, 2-stage EUS-AI by ERCP was performed about 1 or 2 months later. Endoscopic antegrade therapy under fluoroscopy was successful in 6 cases. Per-oral cholangioscopy-assisted antegrade intervention was required in 19 cases (guidewire manipulation across the anastomotic stricture [n = 6], cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy by using electrohydraulic lithotripsy [n = 13]). In 1 case, magnetic compression anastomosis was performed. The final clinical success rate of all EUS-AIs was 91.9%. CONCLUSIONS EUS-AI for benign biliary diseases in patients with SAA appears to be a feasible and safe alternative procedure after BE-ERCP failure.
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EUS-guided hepaticoenterostomy as a portal to allow definitive antegrade treatment of benign biliary diseases in patients with surgically altered anatomy. Gastrointest Endosc 2018; 88:547-554. [PMID: 29729226 PMCID: PMC6097896 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.04.2353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS EUS-guided hepaticoenterostomy (EUS-HE) usually is reserved for palliation of malignant biliary obstruction after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) or inaccessible biliary tree in surgically altered anatomy (SAA). We describe the outcome of EUS-HE and antegrade therapy for benign biliary disease in patients with SAA. METHODS Retrospective review of 20 consecutive patients with surgically altered anatomy and benign biliary obstruction who underwent EUS-HE performed by 1 endoscopist at a tertiary-care center over a 3-year period. RESULTS During the study period, 37 patients underwent EUS-HE; 24 for benign disease. Of these, 20 patients had SAA and were analyzed (15 women, mean age, 62 years). SAA consisted of 9 Roux-en-Y gastric bypasses, 6 Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy, 2 Billroth II procedures, and 3 Whipple procedures. Indications for ERC were common bile duct stones (n = 8), benign postoperative strictures (n = 7), chronic pancreatitis (n = 3), inflammatory stricture (n = 1), and treatment of a bile leak (n = 1). Five patients had previously failed balloon enteroscopy-assisted ERCs. The approach was transgastric in 15 and transjejunal in 5. In all cases, a branch of the left hepatic duct with a mean diameter of 7.8 mm was accessed. Median stent length was 80 mm, with diameters of 8 or 10 mm. Antegrade, definitive endoscopic therapy via the HE was performed in 18 patients, with an average of 2.7 procedures performed for resolution of stones and/or downstream strictures. HE stents were removed in 17 patients after a mean of 91 days without adverse events. Three patients experienced mild adverse events (1 with postprocedural pancreatitis after placement of a 10F transpapillary stent, 1 with postprocedural abdominal pain, and 1 with postprocedural cholangitis) requiring hospitalization for fewer than 3 nights; no severe adverse events occurred. The average postprocedural hospital stay was 1.3 days. No deaths occurred during follow-up. CONCLUSIONS EUS-HE is safe and effective in the management of benign biliary obstruction in patients with surgically altered anatomy. It creates a portal to allow definitive, antegrade therapy and is a viable alternative to other endoscopic methods in this patient population.
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Hosmer A, Abdelfatah MM, Law R, Baron TH. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy and antegrade clearance of biliary lithiasis in patients with surgically-altered anatomy. Endosc Int Open 2018; 6:E127-E130. [PMID: 29399608 PMCID: PMC5794438 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-123188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) in patients with complex surgically-altered anatomy (SAA) is technically demanding and has limitations. Developments in EUS-guided procedures allow alternative approaches for patients with altered gastrointestinal anatomy and biliary lithiasis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Single-center, retrospective review of prospectively entered patients with SAA who underwent EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (HGS) followed by an interval antegrade endoscopic clearance of biliary lithiasis. RESULTS 9 patients with Roux-en-Y anatomy underwent HGS to allow clearance of biliary lithiasis after a mean of 2.5 procedures. Technical success was achieved in 100 % of patients utilizing subsequent antegrade endoscopic techniques after HGS including: balloon sweep (9), transpapillary balloon dilation (8), cholangioscopy with electrohydraulic lithotripsy (4), and mechanical lithotripsy (1). HGS stents were removed in all patients. 1 adverse event (cholangitis) occurred after cholangioscopy and prolonged intraductal electrohydraulic lithotripsy. CONCLUSION EUS-guided antegrade therapy for the management of biliary lithiasis in patients with altered gastrointestinal anatomy appears efficacious with a low risk of adverse events. These preliminary results suggest this approach should be considered at centers with available expertise.
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- Amy Hosmer
- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States,Corresponding author Todd H. Baron, MD 130 Mason Farm Road, CB 7080Chapel Hill, NC 27599984-974-0744
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review highlights the current status of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) techniques in patients with altered anatomy. Endoscopic treatment of biliopancreatic disorders is particularly challenging in patients with altered anatomy. RECENT FINDINGS There are two main approaches to perform ERCP in patients with altered anatomy: the transluminal access and the transmural access. The transluminal access uses device-assisted enteroscopy (DAE) to reach and cannulate the biliopancreatic system. The transmural access is created using therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) or surgery to reach the biliopancreatic system. Both techniques are under continuous development and optimization. SUMMARY Based on the currently available data in the literature, the transluminal access is the preferred first-line approach because of an acceptable success rate and an excellent safety profile, whereas the transmural approach may be more efficacious but with a higher complication rate, even in experienced hands. Due to the complexity of both techniques and the relative low number of procedures, patients with altered anatomy are best referred to high-volume centres where both techniques are available for optimal treatment.
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