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Iatrogenic perforation during lumen-apposing metal stent deployment closed using an over-the-scope stent fixation clip device
EUS-guided gastrojejunostomy (EUS-GJ) has emerged as a safe and effective alternative for the palliative management of malignant gastric outlet obstruction.1,2 Although rare, perforation is a known adverse event of EUS-GJ seen in 1.6% of patients.3 We present a case of endoscopic closure of an iatrogenic perforation caused while performing EUS-GJ using an over-the-scope (OTS) stent fixation clip device (Video 1, available online at www.giejournal.org ).Relief of malignant gastric outlet obstruction with lumen-apposing metallic stent–assisted percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Accessing the bypassed portion of the stomach and small bowel for endoscopic interventions in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is challenging. In the case of bowel obstruction distal to the Roux-en-Y limb, decompression of the gastric pouch and bypassed stomach can be achieved with percutaneous enterostomy/gastrostomy tube placement by interventional radiology, deep enteroscopy, or surgery.1,2 The venting tube is usually placed within the alimentary limb of the jejunum in these approaches. However, in certain patients with obstruction distal to the jejunojejunal anastomosis or within the biliopancreatic limb, decompression of the excluded stomach is required.With a little help from my friends: percutaneously assisted internalization of a biliary drain
EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HG) provides endoscopic biliary drainage when conventional techniques are not feasible.1 While comparable to percutaneous transhepatic drainage in regard to safety and efficacy,2 endoscopic drainage forgoes the need for cumbersome external drain hardware and promotes physiologic enterohepatic circulation of bile.3 In the absence of biliary dilation, the procedure can be technically challenging because access to the biliary tree is commonly obtained transgastrically with EUS-guided puncture of the left intrahepatic ducts.EUS-guided gallbladder drainage and subsequent peroral endoscopic cholecystolithotomy: A tool to reduce chemotherapy discontinuation in neoplastic patients?
EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) is emerging as a valuable treatment for acute cholecystitis (AC) in patients unfit for surgery. When lumen-apposing metal stents are used, large-caliber access to the gallbladder allows for subsequent direct peroral endoscopic cholecystoscopy (POEC) and eventual cholecystolithotomy (CL), offering a potentially “curative” solution for frailer patients. The aim of this series was to evaluate the outcome of these procedures in oncologic patients experiencing AC, with a specific focus on chemotherapy continuity.
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