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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Romero-Castro, Rafael
• Jimenez-Garcia, Victoria Alejandra
• Boceta-Osuna, Jaime
• Castilla-Guerra, Luis
• Pellicer-Bautista, Francisco
• Caunedo-Alvarez, Angel
• Herrerias-Gutierrez, Juan Manuel
• Romero-Gómez, Manuel
• Giovannini, Marc

Titel

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided placement of plastic pigtail stents for the drainage of refractory malignant ascites

Ist Teil von

• Endoscopy International Open, 2017-11, Vol.5 (11), p.E1096-E1099

Ort / Verlag

Stuttgart · New York: Georg Thieme Verlag KG

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage is now the treatment of choice in cases of pancreatic pseudocysts and walled-off necrosis, especially in the absence of luminal bulging and in patients with portal hypertension. Malignant refractory ascites usually heralds a poor prognosis and substantially impairs the quality of life of patients because of the symptoms experienced and the need for repeated paracentesis. EUS-guided placement of lumen-apposing, fully covered, self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMS) has been reported for the drainage of malignant ascites. Herein, we present the results of EUS-guided placement of plastic pigtails stents for the drainage of refractory malignant ascites in three patients. The aim was to improve symptoms and minimize the possible drawbacks of large-caliber FCSEMS. In this preliminary experience, EUS-guided placement of plastic stents was feasible and avoided further paracentesis.