Authors: Shuntaro Mukai Takao Itoi Atsushi Sofuni Fumihide Itokawa Toshio Kurihara Takayoshi Tsuchiya Kentaro Ishii Shujiro Tsuji Nobuhito Ikeuchi Reina Tanaka Junko Umeda Ryosuke Tonozuka Mitsuyoshi Honjo Takuji Gotoda Fuminori Moriyasu
Publish Date: 2014/04/24
Volume: 50, Issue: 2, Pages: 211-220
Abstract
Recently several endoscopists have described the usefulness of the endoscopic ultrasonography EUSguided single transluminal gateway technique SGT using transmural placement of single or multiple plastic stents or metal stents for a pancreatic pseudocyst PC and walledoff necrosis WON Moreover the uses of the multiple transluminal gateway technique MTGT and single transluminal gateway transcystic multiple drainages SGTMD for complicated pancreatic walledoff necrosis have recently been reported The aim of this study is to evaluate retrospectively the feasibility and efficacy of endotherapy for the treatment of complicated PC and WON casesIn a total of 89 cases using SGT in combination with MTGT or SGTMD the present study showed a technical success rate of 100 a final clinical success rate of 978 an adverse event during procedure rate of 0 an early adverse event rate of 124 and a mortality rate of 22
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