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DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-119980
Endoscopic drainage of an infected post-surgical abdominal fluid collection using a lumen-apposing metal stent
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09. Oktober 2017 (online)
A 63-year-old man with a history of non-small cell lung cancer in remission following left upper lobe lobectomy was found to have a 5 cm mass along the inferior aspect of the stomach that had enlarged from a previous computed tomography (CT) scan. He underwent a Billroth II gastrectomy with resection of the mass, which was consistent with a metastasis of the primary tumor. Three weeks after abdominal surgery, he developed new-onset abdominal pain and fever to 102 degrees Fahrenheit. A CT scan showed a new 7.4 cm post-surgical abdominal fluid collection (AFC), just medial to the gastrojejunostomy anastomosis, which extended into the porta hepatis ([Fig. 1]). The fluid was of higher density than simple fluid and was thought to be infected.
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The interventional radiology service was consulted for drainage of the infected post-surgical AFC but the window for drainage was not optimal, as the potential drainage paths had intervening bowel or liver. Therefore, our service was consulted for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage.
Under linear echoendoscopic guidance, the fluid collection was visualized adjacent to the gastrojejunostomy anastomosis, the pancreas, and the liver ([Fig. 2]). A 15 × 10 mm lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS; AXIOS; Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA) was placed, under EUS guidance, using an electrocautery-enhanced deliver device ([Video 1]). Upon placement, frank pus was seen flowing from the stent ([Fig. 3]). Within 24 hours, the patient’s fever and abdominal pain had resolved. A repeat CT scan 4 weeks later showed the collection had resolved ([Fig. 4]). The stent was removed at 5 weeks after the initial placement.
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Video 1 Placement of a lumen-apposing metal stent to drain an infected post-surgical abdominal fluid collection.
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Although EUS-guided drainage of post-surgical AFCs has been described using plastic stents [1] [2], no literature exists on the use of LAMSs. This case demonstrates that the use of EUS-guided LAMS placement can be successful to drain these collections.
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References
- 1 Denzer UW, Sioulas AD, Abdulkarim M. et al. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of abdominal fluid collections after pancreatic surgery: efficacy and long-term follow-up. Z Gastroenterol 2016; 54: 1047-1053
- 2 Kwon YM, Gerdes H, Schattner MA. et al. Management of peripancreatic fluid collections following partial pancreatectomy: a comparison of percutaneous versus EUS-guided drainage. Surg Endosc 2013; 27: 2422-2427
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References
- 1 Denzer UW, Sioulas AD, Abdulkarim M. et al. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of abdominal fluid collections after pancreatic surgery: efficacy and long-term follow-up. Z Gastroenterol 2016; 54: 1047-1053
- 2 Kwon YM, Gerdes H, Schattner MA. et al. Management of peripancreatic fluid collections following partial pancreatectomy: a comparison of percutaneous versus EUS-guided drainage. Surg Endosc 2013; 27: 2422-2427
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