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DOI: 10.1055/a-1960-3306
Rendezvous in WONderland: combined percutaneous and transluminal approach for an undrained area of massive walled-off necrosis
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The advent of lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) has expanded opportunities for the endoscopic management of symptomatic walled-off necrosis (WON) through increasing drainage efficiency and facilitation of subsequent endoscopic necrosectomy [1] [2]. Peripheral areas of massive WON may however not be endoscopically accessible, potentially hampering treatment success [3].
A 38-year-old woman was admitted for endoscopic management of infectious WON. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage was undertaken using a 15-mm LAMS (Hot AXIOS; Boston Scientific Japan, Tokyo, Japan). Resolution of the WON was achieved with four sessions of necrosectomy, and the LAMS was replaced with plastic stents. On follow-up computed tomography performed 2 months later, recurrence of the collection was documented in the right paracolic gutter, extending to the erector spinae muscles, with deterioration of inflammatory markers also noted ([Fig. 1]).
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Endoscopic drainage of the recurrent collection was attempted through the transgastric fistula. Despite the use of various types of guidewire, along with a bendable cannula, passage of the guidewire to the peripheral paracolic collection failed. A decision was therefore made to perform percutaneous puncture of the collection and conduct a rendezvous maneuver ([Fig. 2]). Following ultrasonography-guided percutaneous puncture of the collection, a guidewire was passed to the stomach. We reinserted a therapeutic duodenoscope and grasped the remaining guidewire using a snare. Finally, endoscopic access to the paracolic collection was achieved over the rendezvous guidewire, and a 7-Fr double-pigtail stent and a 7-Fr pigtail nasobiliary catheter were successfully deployed. When resolution of the collection had been achieved, the nasocystic and percutaneous catheters were removed, with the plastic stent kept in situ.
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Although the percutaneous approach can help in the drainage of peripheral areas of large-sized WON [4] [5], patient discomfort and pancreaticocutaneous fistulas are potential disadvantages. The percutaneous–transluminal rendezvous technique ([Video 1]) enables not only extensive drainage of the WON, but also conversion to internal drainage.
Video 1 The rendezvous technique based on combined percutaneous and transluminal approaches is used for an undrained area of walled-off necrosis.
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Publication History
Article published online:
18 November 2022
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