Novel 15-mm-long lumen-apposing metal stent for endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections located ≥10 mm from the luminal wall

Abstract

Background Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs) by cautery-enhanced lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) has largely been limited to collections located < 10 mm from the luminal wall. We present outcomes of the use of a novel 15-mm-long cautery-enhanced LAMS for drainage of PFCs located ≥ 10 mm away.

Methods This international, multicenter study analyzed all adults with PFCs located ≥ 10 mm from the luminal wall who were treated by EUS-guided drainage using the 15-mm-long cautery-enhanced LAMS. The primary outcome was technical success. Secondary outcomes included clinical success (decrease in PFC size by ≥ 50 % at 30 days and resolution of clinical symptoms without surgical intervention), complications, and recurrence.

Results 35 patients (median age 57 years; interquartile range [IQR] 47–64 years; 49 % male) underwent novel LAMS placement for drainage of PFCs (26 walled-off necrosis, 9 pseudocysts), measuring 85 mm (IQR 64–117) maximal diameter and located 11.8 mm (IQR 10–12.3; range 10–14) from the gastric/duodenal wall. Technical and clinical success were high (both 97 %), with recurrence in one patient (3 %) at a median follow-up of 123 days (58–236). Three complications occurred (9 %; one mild, two moderate).

Conclusions The 15-mm-long cautery-enhanced LAMS was feasible and safe for drainage of PFCs located 10–14 mm from the luminal wall.

Publication History

Received: 09 June 2021

Accepted after revision: 22 September 2021

Article published online:
14 December 2021

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