Resolution of malignant biliary obstruction using endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural drainage in a patient with unresectable pancreatic carcinoma complicated by a large cyst

Rei Ryozawa; Kenjiro Yamamoto; Ryosuke Tonozuka; Hiroyuki Kojima; Toshihiro Homma; Noriyuki Hirakawa; Takao Itoi

doi:10.1002/jhbp.1131

Resolution of malignant biliary obstruction using endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural drainage in a patient with unresectable pancreatic carcinoma complicated by a large cyst

J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2022 Jun;29(6):e54-e56. doi: 10.1002/jhbp.1131. Epub 2022 Mar 29.

Authors

Rei Ryozawa¹, Kenjiro Yamamoto¹, Ryosuke Tonozuka¹, Hiroyuki Kojima¹, Toshihiro Homma¹, Noriyuki Hirakawa¹, Takao Itoi¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 35253400
DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.1131

Abstract

Highlight In this report of a rare case of obstructive jaundice caused by dilatation of cancerous gland ducts associated with advanced pancreatic cancer, Ryozawa and colleagues describe their method of endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural drainage with a lumen-apposing metal stent as a novel treatment option for malignant biliary obstruction.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cholestasis* / diagnostic imaging
Cholestasis* / etiology
Cholestasis* / surgery
Cysts* / complications
Drainage / methods
Endosonography / methods
Humans
Pancreatic Neoplasms* / complications
Pancreatic Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Stents / adverse effects
Ultrasonography, Interventional