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DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-109235
Novel unroofing approach for incipient suprapapillary stone perforation causing papillary invagination (“the crescent sign”)
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Publication Date:
30 May 2017 (online)
This is the case of an 89-year-old man undergoing emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) for acute cholangitis. However, no en face view of the papilla was obtained after duodenoscope advancement but instead an edematous bulky mass surrounded by a semilunar slit was visible. [Fig. 1 a, b] depicts the level of the papilla in the short and long axes, providing crescent-like clues to the diagnosis (“the crescent sign”). “High grade” edema with “papillary invagination” was confirmed by papillotome traction after probing the slit ([Fig. 1 c]). Further palpation revealed an incipient suprapapillary stone perforation ([Fig. 1 d]).
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Conventional biliary access using various cannulae and techniques was unsuccessful. Therefore, we proceeded with an “unroofing” approach, cutting along the axis from the papilla to the perforation site ([Fig. 2 a, b]), exposing the large impacted stone ([Fig. 2 c]). Selective biliary cannulation was achieved thereafter, and the stone subsequently passed ([Fig. 2 d]). [Fig. 2 e] shows the flattened papillary mound at the 3 o’clock position ([Video 1]). Next, an extensional guidewire-directed papillotomy along the bile duct axis was performed, and a stent was placed because of the remnant stone burden.
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Video 1 The video showcases a novel diagnostic finding, for which the introduction of the term “papillary invagination” is suggested and which might be indicated by “the crescent sign.” Furthermore, an innovative therapeutic approach to incomplete suprapapillary stone perforation in a setting of periampullary diverticulum is presented (i. e. an “unroofing” procedure cutting along the axis from the papilla orifice to the perforation site).
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This unique report incorporates several novelties in both diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to bile duct stone impaction in the setting of a periampullary diverticulum (PAD) [1]. It is the first report of an occlusive infolding of the papillary region into a PAD due to stone-related high-grade edema and axial distortion. Extending the spectrum of a “hidden papilla” in PAD, “the crescent sign” reflects what we may designate “papillary invagination,” albeit not in its strictest sense [2]. Endoscopic management of incomplete stone perforation requires individualization, with options including standard papillotomy, needle-knife papillotomy, or the presented “unroofing” approach [3].
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References
- 1 Chen L, Xia L, Lu Y. et al. Influence of periampullary diverticulum on the occurrence of pancreaticobiliary diseases and outcomes of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 29: 105-111
- 2 Garcia-Cano J. ERCP cannulation of a hidden papilla within a duodenal diverticulum. Endoscopy 2008; 40 (Suppl. 02) E53
- 3 Altonbary AY, Bahgat MH. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in periampullary diverticulum: the challenge of cannulation. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2016; 8: 282-287
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References
- 1 Chen L, Xia L, Lu Y. et al. Influence of periampullary diverticulum on the occurrence of pancreaticobiliary diseases and outcomes of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 29: 105-111
- 2 Garcia-Cano J. ERCP cannulation of a hidden papilla within a duodenal diverticulum. Endoscopy 2008; 40 (Suppl. 02) E53
- 3 Altonbary AY, Bahgat MH. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in periampullary diverticulum: the challenge of cannulation. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2016; 8: 282-287
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