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Natsume M, Yoshida M, Hayashi K, Naitoh I, Hori Y, Kato A, Kenta K, Kataoka H. 3-Fr microcatheter-assisted endoscopic ultrasound-guided rendezvous technique with a 22-gauge needle and a 0.018-inch guidewire for difficult biliary cannulation. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2024; 31:e5-e7. [PMID: 37814402 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.1377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided rendezvous with a 22-gauge needle and a 0.018-inch guidewire, assisted by a 3-Fr microcatheter, effectively addresses challenges in biliary cannulation, improving guidewire manipulation and reducing risks of injury and leakage. Natsume and colleagues describe the successful extraction of common bile duct stones to demonstrate the efficacy of this technique.
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- Makoto Natsume
- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Toyokawa City Hospital, Toyokawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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Mazur R, Trna J. Principles of Palliative and Supportive Care in Pancreatic Cancer: A Review. Biomedicines 2023; 11:2690. [PMID: 37893064 PMCID: PMC10603964 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11102690] [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: 07/29/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is well known for its poor survival time. Clinical symptoms are painless jaundice or abdominal or back pain. Less specific symptoms often appear that make diagnosis difficult, e.g., weight loss, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and general weakness. Only 10-20% of patients are diagnosed at an early stage. A cure is practically only possible with a radical surgical operation. In the case of locally advanced findings, neoadjuvant therapy is administered. Among the therapeutic options offered are chemotherapy, radiotherapy (including stereotactic radiotherapy-SBRT), targeted treatment, or immunotherapy. In the case of metastatic disease, of which more than half are present at diagnosis, the goal is to relieve the patient of problems. Metastatic PDAC can cause problems arising from the localization of distant metastases, but it also locally affects the organs it infiltrates. In our review article, we focus on the largest group of patients, those with locally advanced disease and metastatic disease-symptoms related to the infiltration or destruction of the pancreatic parenchyma and the growth of the tumor into the surrounding. Therefore, we deal with biliary or duodenal obstruction, gastric outlet syndrome, bleeding and thromboembolic diseases, pain, depression, and fatigue, as well as pancreatic exocrine insufficiency and malnutrition. Metastatic spread is most often to the liver, peritoneum, or lungs. The presented overview aims to offer current therapeutic options across disciplines. In accordance with modern oncology, a multidisciplinary approach with a procedure tailored to the specific patient remains the gold standard.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty Kopec 7, 656 53 Brno, Czech Republic;
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Hanssens M, DHondt E, Degroote H, Hindryckx P. EUS-guided versus PTC-guided rendezvous in case of failed ERCP: a case-control study. Surg Endosc 2022; 37:3492-3497. [PMID: 36577905 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-022-09827-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic ultrasound-guided rendezvous (EUS-RV) is a recently added alternative salvage technique to percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography rendezvous (PTC-RV) for achieving biliary cannulation in failed ERCP. Comparative data on these two techniques are lacking. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of EUS-RV versus PTC-RV in a tertiary referral center. METHODS A case-control study was conducted in the tertiary referral center, Ghent University Hospital. All consecutive patients that underwent a rendezvous procedure between February 2014 and March 2022 for failed biliary cannulation were included. Patients that underwent PTC-RV (between February 2014 and February 2018) were compared to those who underwent EUS-RV (between March 2018 and March 2022). A sub-analysis was performed for malignant biliary strictures (MBO), benign biliary strictures (BBO) and common bile duct stones (CBDS). The primary endpoints of interest were technical success rate and complication rate. These outcome variables were compared among techniques using Fisher's exact test. Statistical analyses were performed using STATA version 15. RESULTS A total of 59 consecutive procedures in 57 patients were included for analysis; 20/59 (33.9%) were PTC-RV; the remaining 39/59 (66.1%) procedures were EUS-RV. Two patients in the PTC-RV group underwent two procedures. Of the PTC-RV procedures, 18/20 (90.0%) were technically successful, as compared to 28/39 EUS-RV procedures (71.8%) (P = 0.184; Fig. 1). Adverse events were reported in 7/20 PTC-RV procedures (35.0%) and in 13/39 EUS-RV procedures (33.3%) (P = 1.000). In 5/20 PTC-RV procedures (25.0%) and 4/39 EUS-RV procedures (10.3%), the adverse event was considered major (defined as AGREE classification of 3 or more; P = 0.249). CONCLUSIONS EUS-RV has an acceptable success rate and is not associated with an increased risk of adverse events as compared to PTC-RV.
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- Michiel Hanssens
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium. .,Department of Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium. .,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
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Tsou YK, Pan KT, Lee MH, Lin CH. Endoscopic salvage therapy after failed biliary cannulation using advanced techniques: A concise review. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28:3803-3813. [PMID: 36157537 PMCID: PMC9367240 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i29.3803] [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: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) begins with successful biliary cannulation. However, it is not always be successful. The failure of the initial ERCP is attributed to two main aspects: the papilla/biliary orifice is endoscopically accessible, or it is inaccessible. When the papilla/biliary orifice is accessible, bile duct cannulation failure can occur even with advanced cannulation techniques, including double guidewire techniques, transpancreatic sphincterotomy, needle-knife precut papillotomy, or fistulotomy. There is currently no consensus on the next steps of treatment in this setting. Therefore, this review aims to propose and discuss potential endoscopic options for patients who have failed ERCP due to difficult bile duct cannulation. These options include interval ERCP, percutaneous-transhepatic-endoscopic rendezvous procedures (PTE-RV), and endoscopic ultrasound-assisted rendezvous procedures (EUS-RV). The overall success rate for interval ERCP was 76.3% (68%-79% between studies), and the overall adverse event rate was 7.5% (0-15.9% between studies). The overall success rate for PTE-RV was 88.7% (80.4%-100% between studies), and the overall adverse event rate was 13.2% (4.9%-19.2% between studies). For EUS-RV, the overall success rate was 82%-86.1%, and the overall adverse event rate was 13%-15.6%. Because interval ERCP has an acceptably high success rate and lower adverse event rate and does not require additional expertise, facilities, or other specialists, it can be considered the first choice for salvage therapy. EUS-RV can also be considered if local experts are available. For patients in urgent need of biliary drainage, PTE-RV should be considered.
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- Yung-Kuan Tsou
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Jang DK. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage in malignant distal biliary obstruction. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL INTERVENTION 2022. [DOI: 10.18528/ijgii220022] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Dong Kee Jang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Zhang Y, Wang X, Sun K, Chen J, Zhang Y, Shi L, Fan Z, Liu L, Chen B, Ding Y. Application of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy combined with antegrade stenting in patients with malignant biliary obstruction after failed ERCP. Surg Endosc 2022; 36:5930-5937. [PMID: 35178592 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-022-09117-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study was aimed at comparing the safety and effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) and EUS-HGS combined with antegrade stenting (EUS-HGAS) in patients with malignant biliary obstruction (MBO) after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). METHODS Patients diagnosed with MBO and receiving EUS-HGS or EUS-HGAS from September 2015 to October 2020 were enrolled in this study. Clinical success, complications, reintervention rate, post-operative hospital stay, time to stent dysfunction, and patient death were compared. RESULTS A total of 45 patients (21 in the EUS-HGAS group and 24 in the EUS-HGS group) were enrolled in this study. In the EUS-HGAS group, 21 patients all achieved clinical success (100%); in the EUS-HGS group, 24 patients also achieved technical success (100%) (P > 0.05). The differences between pre- and post-operative TB and ALT and AST levels were greater in the single-step EUS-HGAS group (P < 0.05). The incidence of complications was 2 of 21 (9.5%) in the EUS-HGAS group and 5 of 24 (20.8%) in the EUS-HGS group (P > 0.05). The reintervention rate was 0 in the EUS-HGAS group and 1 (4.2%) in the EUS-HGS group (P > 0.05). Time to stent dysfunction or patient death was longer in the EUS-HGAS group (P < 0.05). The post-operative hospital stay was longer and the total cost was higher in the EUS-HGAS group. CONCLUSION EUS-HGAS was superior to EUS-HGS in terms of biliary drainage effectiveness and time to stent dysfunction or patient death in patients with MBO after failed ERCP. Furthermore, two-step EUS-HGAS may be safer in some patients.
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- Yin Zhang
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Changzhou, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No.185 Juqianjie Road, Changzhou, 213003, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, General Hospital of XuZhou Mining Group, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Changzhou, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No.185 Juqianjie Road, Changzhou, 213003, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Changzhou, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No.185 Juqianjie Road, Changzhou, 213003, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Changzhou, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Changzhou, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
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- Digestive Endoscopy Department, Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Digestive Endoscopy Department, Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Changzhou, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No.185 Juqianjie Road, Changzhou, 213003, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Changzhou, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No.185 Juqianjie Road, Changzhou, 213003, Jiangsu, China.
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Fung BM, Pitea TC, Tabibian JH. Difficult Biliary Cannulation in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: An Overview of Advanced Techniques. EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. HEPATOLOGY 2021; 9:73-82. [PMID: 34621528 PMCID: PMC8494186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) plays a significant role in the treatment of a vast array of pancreatobiliary diseases. However, despite significant progress in the optimisation of ERCP methods and accessories, the technical and clinical success of ERCP can vary significantly due to a variety of patient and operator factors. Over the past several decades, a number of advanced techniques have been developed to improve cannulation success rates, including the use of double-guidewire, pancreatic duct accessory-assisted, precut, and rendezvous techniques. Here, the authors provide an update and overview of the existing advanced techniques used in cases of difficult biliary cannulation, as well as the approach to their selection.
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- Brian M. Fung
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Arizona, USA,Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California, USA,David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA,Correspondence to
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Hashimoto S, Tanoue S, Fujino Y, Hinokuchi M, Iwaya H, Arima S, Ido A. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided hybrid rendezvous technique for pancreatic stenting in a patient with pancreatoduodenectomy. Endoscopy 2021; 53:E213-E214. [PMID: 32916721 DOI: 10.1055/a-1244-9482] [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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- Shinichi Hashimoto
- Department of Digestive and Lifestyle Diseases, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Lifestyle Diseases, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Lifestyle Diseases, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Lifestyle Diseases, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Lifestyle Diseases, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Lifestyle Diseases, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Lifestyle Diseases, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
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Lim WM, Ackermann T, Liew AN, Croagh D. Haemorrhage from the left gastroepiploic artery: beware of the acute abdomen post endoscopic ultrasound biliary drainage. ANZ J Surg 2021; 91:1938-1940. [PMID: 33476448 DOI: 10.1111/ans.16575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Wei Mou Lim
- Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Matsubara S, Nakagawa K, Suda K, Otsuka T, Isayama H, Nakai Y, Oka M, Nagoshi S. A Proposed Algorithm for Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Rendezvous Technique in Failed Biliary Cannulation. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9123879. [PMID: 33260305 PMCID: PMC7760883 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9123879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background: The selection of an approach route in endoscopic ultrasound-guided rendezvous (EUS-RV) for failed biliary cannulation is complicated. We proposed an algorithm for EUS-RV. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated consecutive EUS-RV cases between April 2017 and July 2020. Puncturing the distal extrahepatic bile duct (EHBD) from the duodenal second part (D2) (DEHBD/D2 route) was attempted first. If necessary, puncturing the proximal EHBD from the duodenal bulb (D1) (PEHBD/D1 route), puncturing the left intrahepatic bile duct (IHBD) from the stomach (LIHBD/S route), or puncturing the right IHBD from the D1 (RIHBD/D1 route) were attempted in this order. Results: A total of 16 patients were included. The DEHBD/D2 route was used in 10 (62.5%) patients. The PEHBD/D1 route was attempted in five (31.3%) patients, and the biliary puncture failed in one patient in whom the RIHBD/D1 route was used because of tumor invasion to the left hepatic lobe. The LIHBD/S route was applied in one (6.3%) patient. Successful biliary cannulation was achieved in all patients eventually. The time from the puncture to the guidewire placement in the DEHBD/D2 route (3.5 min) was shorter than that in other methods (14.0 min) (p = 0.014). Adverse events occurred in one (6.3%) patient with moderate pancreatitis. Conclusions: The proposed algorithm might be useful for the selection of an appropriate approach route in EUS-RV.
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- Saburo Matsubara
- Saitama Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama 350-8550, Japan; (K.N.); (K.S.); (T.O.); (M.O.); (S.N.)
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +81-49-228-3400 (ext. 7839); Fax: +81-49-226-5284
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- Saitama Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama 350-8550, Japan; (K.N.); (K.S.); (T.O.); (M.O.); (S.N.)
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- Saitama Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama 350-8550, Japan; (K.N.); (K.S.); (T.O.); (M.O.); (S.N.)
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- Saitama Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama 350-8550, Japan; (K.N.); (K.S.); (T.O.); (M.O.); (S.N.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan;
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan;
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- Saitama Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama 350-8550, Japan; (K.N.); (K.S.); (T.O.); (M.O.); (S.N.)
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- Saitama Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama 350-8550, Japan; (K.N.); (K.S.); (T.O.); (M.O.); (S.N.)
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Banovcin P, Neumann H. "Pushing" forward deep bile duct cannulation. Dig Liver Dis 2020; 52:127-129. [PMID: 31669078 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.09.014] [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: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Peter Banovcin
- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Slovakia
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- Department of Medicine I, University Medical Center Mainz, Germany.
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Ryou M, Benias PC, Kumbhari V. Initial clinical experience of a steerable access device for EUS-guided biliary drainage. Gastrointest Endosc 2020; 91:178-184. [PMID: 31408653 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2019.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has been used as a rescue procedure after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC), and there is growing interest in EUS-BD as a primary therapy for distal malignant biliary obstruction. After EUS-guided needle puncture of an obstructed bile duct, directional control of wire advancement remains an area of need, potentially addressed by a new steerable EUS access system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of this novel steerable access system in patients undergoing EUS-BD after failed ERC. METHODS We performed a retrospective study of prospectively acquired data at 3 tertiary academic hospitals. Consecutive patients who had failed ERC followed by EUS-BD using the access device were included. Primary outcomes were safety and technical feasibility (successful completion of EUS-BD). Secondary outcomes were clinical success (75% improvement in liver function tests at 30 days) and device performance. RESULTS Twenty-two consecutive patients underwent EUS-BD between October 10, 2018 and March 3, 2019. Needle puncture and selective wire advancement in the intended direction were both successful in 100% of cases (22/22). Technical success was 95% (21/22). Fifty-nine percent (13) underwent rendezvous, 32% (7) underwent choledochoduodenostomy, and 4.5% (1) underwent hepaticogastrostomy. One patient (4.5%) underwent percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography. There were no cases of wire shearing. The adverse event rate was 4.5% (mild pancreatitis in 1 patient). There was no bile leak, bleeding, or death at 30 days' follow-up. CONCLUSIONS This first clinical experience with a steerable access system for EUS-BD suggests it is safe and effective, particularly with regard to controlling direction of wire advancement.
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- Marvin Ryou
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Northwell Health, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided rendezvous technique using an intrahepatic bile duct approach with a "push endoscopic position". Dig Liver Dis 2019; 51:1484. [PMID: 31272936 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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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
Abstract
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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Affiliation(s)
- 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
| | - Kazuhiko Koike
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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