Pancreatic Disorders & Therapy
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Masaya Kawaguchi

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• Research Article
  Strategy to Treat Pancreatic Fistula Using Comprehensive Endoscopic Procedures Together with Percutaneous Methods
  Author(s): Masataka Kikuyama, Masaya Kawaguchi, Tatsuki Ueda and Yuji Ota Masataka Kikuyama, Masaya Kawaguchi, Tatsuki Ueda and Yuji Ota
  
  Objective: Pancreatic fistula (PF) is an early complication after pancreatoduodenectomy. PF occurs because of disruption to the pancreatodigestive tract anastomosis with stricture or occlusion. A strategy to treat PF using interventional methods is proposed. Methods: We treated a total of 6 patients with PF by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided or percutaneous pancreatic duct drainage. In this paper, these patients are reviewed based on the applied treatment for PF. Results: At the time of introduction to our department, all the patients, except for one, had a percutaneous drainage tube implanted prior to surgery. In 2 patients undergoing pancreatojejunostomy within 3 months of the previous surgery, percutaneous introduction of a guidewire into the anastomosed jejunum, via the disrupted anastomosis, through the per.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7092.1000173

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