Current status and progress of endoscopic drainage for acute cholecystitis / 中华消化外科杂志

The fundamental treatment for acute cholecystitis is surgical cholecystectomy, especially laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Some high-risk surgical patients need gallbladder drainage. The traditional drainage method is percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage. However, in recent years, two endoscopic approaches, including endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage and endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage, have developed rapidly and have advantages in long-term outcomes. In this article, the authors discuss the historical development, technical characteristics, comparison between methods , adverse events and long-term outcomes of the two endoscopic drainage methods through literature review.

Endoscopic retrograde catheterization of gallbladder and transpapillary gallbladder stenting for gallbladder diseases / 中华消化内镜杂志

Objective To evaluate the technical feasibility and safety of endoscopic retrograde catheterization of gallbladder (ERCG) and endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting (ETGS) for gallbladder diseases.Methods Patients who underwent ERCG and ETGS in Eastern Hepatobiliary Hospital from January 2010 to June 2016 were enrolled to this retrospective study.The superselection time of cystic duct,the catheterization time of gallbladder,postoperative symptoms and complications were analyzed.Results A total of 10 patients were enrolled to this study,including 2 cases of acute calculous cholecystitis,4 cases of percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) and 4 cases of cholecystocholedocholithiasis.The success rates of ERCG and ETGS were 100％.Symptoms were relieved in all patients and PTGBD catheter was removed after ETGS.The mean times of ERCG and ETGS were 10.2 ± 6.9 min and 17.0 ± 8.0 min respectively.The mean times of ERCG were 18.5±4.9 min,13.0±3.6 min and 3.3± 1.3 min,respectively (F=18.86,P =0.002).The mean times of ETGS were 25.5±4.9 min,21.0± 4.7 min and 8.8 ± 1.0 min,respectively (F =18.04,P =0.002).Complications included 1 case of cholangitis and 1 case of hyperamylasemia.Cholangitis was relieved after anti-inflammatory treatment.No acute pancreatitis,bleeding,perforation or procedure-related death occurred.Conclusion ERCG and ETGS are safe and feasible,which can play important roles in the treatment of specific gallbladder diseases or gallbladder with bile duct diseases.

Evaluation of endoscopic ultrasound-guided transgastric or transpapillary drainage in treatment of pancreatic pseudocyst / 中国内镜杂志

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of endoscopic transgastric or transpapillary drainage in treatment of pancreatic pseudocyst. Methods 100 patients with pancreatic pseudocyst from March 2014 to March 2015, 80 cases were underwent endoscopic ultrasound-guided transgastric and the other 20 cases were underwent transpapillary drainage. The treatment effect and complications were recorded. Results The success rate was 95.00 %, and cysts completely disappeared in 84.00 % of the patients. Among all the patients there are 10 cases occurred intraoperative bleeding, 3 cases occurred stent clogging or migration and 7 cases occurred infection, the overall incidence of complications was 20.00 %. Conclusion Endoscopic transgastric or transpapillary drainage in treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts has better clinical curative effect, and can also reduce the occurrence of complications, which is worth popularizing clinically.

The Wire-Grasping Method as a New Technique for Forceps Biopsy of Biliary Strictures: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study of Effectiveness

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Transpapillary forceps biopsy is an effective diagnostic technique in patients with biliary stricture. This prospective study aimed to determine the usefulness of the wire-grasping method as a new technique for forceps biopsy. METHODS: Consecutive patients with biliary stricture or irregularities of the bile duct wall were randomly allocated to either the direct or wire-grasping method group. In the wire-grasping method, forceps in the duodenum grasps a guide-wire placed into the bile duct beforehand, and then, the forceps are pushed through the papilla without endoscopic sphincterotomy. In the direct method, forceps are directly pushed into the bile duct alongside a guide-wire. The primary endpoint was the success rate of obtaining specimens suitable for adequate pathological examination. RESULTS: In total, 32 patients were enrolled, and 28 (14 in each group) were eligible for analysis. The success rate was significantly higher using the wire-grasping method than the direct method (100% vs 50%, p=0.016). Sensitivity and accuracy for the diagnosis of cancer were comparable in patients with the successful procurement of biopsy specimens between the two methods (91% vs 83% and 93% vs 86%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The wire-grasping method is useful for diagnosing patients with biliary stricture or irregularities of the bile duct wall.

Tratamiento de pseudoquiste pancreático con drenaje transpapilar por vía endoscópica: reporte de caso / Case report: treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts with endoscopic transpapillary drainage

Reportamos el caso de un paciente con pseudoquiste pancreático como complicación de un episodio de pancreatitis aguda, el cual se manifestó con dolor abdominal epigástrico, vómito y sensación de plenitud posprandial. El paciente no presentó mejoría clínica después de realizar manejo expectante durante más de 12 meses y en el seguimiento con tomografías de abdomen se evidenció persistencia de la lesión con aumento en el tamaño hasta 4 cm de diámetro mayor. El paciente fue remitido para manejo a nuestra institución. En imagen de colangiopancreatografía por resonancia magnética se encontró que el pseudoquiste estaba comunicado con el ducto pancreático proximal. Se realizó manejo endoscópico con drenaje por vía transpapilar con inserción de stent pancreático, el cual fue realizado con resultado exitoso, observando desaparición de la lesión a los 30 días después del drenaje sin recurrencia de los síntomas a los 60 días de seguimiento.

We report on the case of a patient with pancreatic pseudocysts. They presented as complications of an episode of acute pancreatitis which had manifested as epigastric pain, vomiting, and a postprandial sensation of fullness. After 12 months of watchful waiting the patient had not improved. Instead, an abdominal CAT scans revealed that the lesion persisted and had grown an additional 4 cm in diameter. The patient was referred to our institution for treatment. A magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) image revealed that the pseudocyst passed through the proximal pancreatic duct. Endoscopic transpapillary drainage was successfully performed with the insertion of a pancreatic stent. The lesion had disappeared 30 days after drainage. Symptoms had not recurred 60 days after drainage.

Endoscopic Management of Acute Cholecystitis and Cholangitis Caused by Limy Bile

Limy bile is a relatively rare condition in which a radiopaque material is visible in the gallbladder, extending rarely into the bile duct, on plain radiography. Acute cholangitis or cholecystitis caused by limy bile is a very rare condition. There are no definite treatment guidelines for limy bile, but in most cases with cholangitis or cholecystitis, laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been the preferred treatment. We report a case of limy bile with biliary symptoms that was treated only with an endoscopic procedure.

The efficacy and clinical application value of endoscopic transpapillary cyst drainage on the huge pancreatic pseudocysts and pancreatic abscess / 中国实用内科杂志

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and clinical application value of endoscopic transpapillary cyst drainage(ETCD)on huge pancreatic pseudocysts(HPP)and pancreatic abscess.Methods According to unification standard from 2003 Jun to 2006 Jun,to select 10 disquisitive cases,in which patients with uninfected HPP were 8 cases and that with infected HPP was 1 case,and pancreatic abscess was 1 case.ETCD was adopted in all cases.The clinical treatment process and the change of relative investigation subjects were retrospectively studied.Results Endoscopic transpapillary treatment failed in 1 case,postoperative infection of HPP occurred in 2 cases and acute pancreatitis was found in 1 case.Mean follow-up was 16.5 months in 8 cases.Finally,four patients had complete resolution of HPP,3 cases had partial resolution,and the remains cavity of HPP was formed in 1 caes.Acute grave pancreatitis were cured in 2 cases and Chronic pancreatitis had resolution in 6 cases.Conclusion ETCD was safe and efficient in HPP and pancreatic abscess.Postoperative infection of HPP was the familiar complication,and obstruction of drainage path of HPP was major cause.So the crux of complications precaution and treatment was that the drainage path of HPP was unhindered.

Clinical Usefulness of Endoscopic Choledochoduochoduodenal Fistulotomy in Patients with Ampullary Cancer / 대한소화기내시경학회지

BACKGORUND/AIMS: Endoscopic choledochoduodenal fistulotomy(fistulotomy), using a needle-knife sphin-cterotome as an alternative to failed duct cannulation and subsequent endoscopic drainage in patients with ampullary cancer, can be performed in patients with a suprapapillary bulged or distorted papilla. The purpose of this prospective sutdy was to evaluate the safety and clinical usefulness of endoscopic fistulotomy in patients with ampullary cancer. METHODS: Of the 29 patients with ampullary cancer requiring biliary drainage, 13 patients with a suprapapillary bulged papilla underwent fistulotomy either alone or followed by an upward extension of the fistulous orifice using a standard sphincterotome (fistulotomy group). Of the remaing 16 patients, transpapillary biliary stenting was successful in 13 patients (biliary stenting group). In both group, the rate of successful bile duct cannulation and effective biliary drainage were assessed and compared. RESULTS: Bile duct cannulation was successful in 92.3% of the patients in the fistulotomy group and 81.3% of patients in the biliary stenting group, and the only complications were mild bleeding in 1 patient (7.7%) and cholangitis in 1 patient(6.3%). The success rate for initial biliary drainage with the fistulotomy or transpapillary stenting were 100% and 84.6%, respectively. Of the 12 patients in whom biliary drainage was used as the definite treatment, the symptom-free duration was 3.2 months in 6 patients of the fistulotomy group and 3.9 months in 6 patients in the biliary stenting group. CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic fistulotomy is safe and effective for both preoperative and palliative biliary decompression in patients with ampullary cancer and it is suggested that the procedure can be applied primarily to increase the success rate of biliary access and subsequent biliary drainage especially in patients with a bulged papilla.

Endoscopic Transpapillary Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Patients with Pancreaticobiliary Ductal Strictures / 대한소화기내시경학회지

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Many diseases and conditions are responsible for pancreaticobiliary ductal strictures. In such patients, histologic diagnosis is crucial to determine therapeutic modalities and to predict their outcomes, as well as to avoid unnecessary operations for tissue diagnosis. To evaluate the diagnostic role of endoscopic transpapillary biopsys (ETPB), this technique was performed in patients with pancreaticobiliary ductal strictures suggestive of malignancy. METHODS: After visualization of the pancreaticobiliary tree and the lesion by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), an ETPB of the lesion was conducted with or without an endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) in sixty-four patients with pancreaticobiliary ductal strictures. The biopsy results were analysed according to the morphology of the lesion, site of the stricture, number of biopsys and whether or not an EST was done. RESULTS: The final diagnoses of the sixty-four patients included forty bile duct cancers (62.5%), nine pancreatic cancers (14.1%), four metastatic cancers (6.3%), and eleven benign ductal strictures (17.2%) such as biliary stones, cholangitis, etc. The sites of the strictures were located in the upper bile duct in thirty-two patients (50.0%), the middle bile duct in twenty-two (34.4%), the lower bile duct in three (4.7%), the pancreatic head in four (6.3%), and the pancreatic body in three (4.7%). Adequate tissue specimens for pathologic examination were obtained in fifty-four cases (84.4%). An ETPB was possible without an EST in nineteen cases (29.7%). The ETPB results revealed sensitivity of 60.4% (32/53), specificity of 100% (6/6), positive predictive value of 100% (32/32), and negative predictive value of 34.4% (11/32). The sensitivity of the ETPB was higher in the EST group than in group without an EST. There was no statistical significance however, according to tumor morphology, site, or number of biopsys. CONCLUSIONS: It is recommended that an ETPB, being a safe and effective method, should be performed as a diagnostic procedure during an ERCP for patients with pancreaticobiliary ductal strictures of unknown causes.

A Case of Pancreatic Pseudocyst Resolved by Transpapillary Drainage via the Main Pancreatic Duct / 대한소화기내시경학회지

A 68-year-old man was admitted due to abdominal pain. He was diagnosed as having recurrent pancreatitis with a pseudocyst, which is communicated through the main pan- creatic duct. An endoscopic pancreatic sphincterotomy and insertion of a nasopancreatic tube into the main pancreatic duct via transpapillary drainage were performed. As a result, the pseudocyst disappeared and the pain was relieved. Thus it was concluded that transpapillary drainage via the main pancreatic duct is a safe and effective treatment for pancreatic pseudocysts, which is communicated through the main pancreatic duct.

Treating of pancreatic pseudocyst through endoscopic transpapillary cyst drainage (ETCD) / 中华消化内镜杂志

Objective To determine the effectiveness of ETCD ( endoscopic transpapillary cyst drainage) in treatmen! of pancreatic pseudocysts. Methods Twenty-six patients with pancreatic pesudocysts were selected. They are presented some indications for treatment and the pesudocyst were ranged in size from 1.5 to 15 cm. Of 23 cases 38 sessions of ETCD were performed. In two of thirty-eight cases the cyst bulges were invisible in the stomach or duodenum due to its compression. In one case ETCD was employed after percutaneous drainage of the pseudocyst, the other one was treated after combination therapy of plastic stent ing because of jaundice. Results Improvement of abdominal pain, changes in appetite, body weight and fat in stool were recorded in follow-ups of 60 ~ 850 days. There was only one asymptomatic recurrence. One case was complicated with pancreatic abscess. There was no mortality related to the procedure. Surgical intervention became necessary in three cases because of inadequate drainage or complication. Conclusion ETCD treatment of symptomatic pancreatic pseudocysts with ductal communication, the transpapillary pancreatic duct stenting is a safe, effective modality and should be considered as the first line therapy; on the other hand for those pancreatic pseudocyst without communication to the main pancreatic duct it is not effective.