Post written by Yusuke Hashimoto, MD, from the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan. This case describes a 76-year-old woman with unresectable pancreatic head cancer who presented with hematemesis that was complicated by multinodular duodenal varices originating from a posterior lower pancreatic vein viewed on CT scan. Banding …
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Endoscopic diagnosis of paraesophageal hernia with gastric volvulus
Post written by Harry R. Aslanian, MD, from Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. A middle-aged man presented with episodic dysphagia and weight loss. Radiologic interpretation of an upper GI series and CT scan were inconclusive. Prior EGD reported inability to pass the scope out of …
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The use of a LAMS for a short malignant duodenal stricture
Post written by Dennis Yang, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. A 59-year-old man with newly diagnosed metastatic pancreatic cancer was referred for endoscopic treatment of concomitant gastric outlet obstruction and malignant biliary obstruction. Endoscopy revealed a severe type I stricture. ERCP was performed with successful placement of …
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EUS-guided biliary drainage for internalization of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage
Post written by Ryan Law, DO, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. We present a case of a 59-year-old man with stage IV colorectal cancer with extensive metastatic disease to his liver who underwent EUS-guided internalization of his percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) catheter utilizing an EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy …
Endoscopic jejunojejunostomy by use of a lumen-apposing self-expandable metal stent
Post written by Armin Küllmer, MD, from the Department of Medicine I, Klinikum Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany. We proudly present our video of an endoscopic jejunojejunostomy in order to bypass an obstructed efferent loop after subtotal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction. The endoscopic anastomosis was made using a lumen-apposing stent. The patient suffered from daily vomiting and …
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In “hot” pursuit of an evasive gallbladder
Post written by Lady Katherine Mejia Perez, MD, and Victoria Gomez, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. We report an interesting case of a 75-year-old woman with decompensated cirrhosis with recurrent calculous cholecystitis who was being managed with an indwelling percutaneous cholecystostomy tube (PCT) due to poor surgical candidacy. …
EUS-guided coiling of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm in 2 stages
Post written by Malay Sharma, MD, DM, from the Jaswant Rai Specialty Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. A 20-year-old man presented with right-upper quadrant abdominal pain for 2 months. He had undergone Ultrasound (US)-guided aspiration of a liver abscess 2 months previous. US of the abdomen showed a hepatic artery aneurysm. CT angiography (abdomen) confirmed …
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EUS-guided cyanoacrylate glue injection for treatment of anourethral fistula
Post written by Malay Sharma, MD, DM, from the Jaswant Rai Specialty Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. A 35-year-old man presented with recurrent urinary tract infection requiring multiple courses of antibiotics for the past 15 years. He had undergone surgery for an imperforate anus at birth, and an anal stricture developed, which required repeated bougienage …
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EUS of bile-duct hydatid membrane
Post written by Malay Sharma, MD, DM, from the Jaswant Rai Specialty Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. A 28-year-old Indian man presented with acute cholangitis. Transabdominal ultrasonography showed a right-lobe liver cyst and dilated common bile duct (CBD). EUS was performed with a linear echoendoscope before ERCP to ascertain the cause of cholangitis. Linear EUS …
Usefulness and safety of a scissors-type knife in ESD for non-ampullary duodenal epithelial tumors
Post written by Toshio Kuwai, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization, Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center, Kure, Japan. In this study, we describe 2 cases of duodenal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using a scissors-type knife, Stag Beetle (SB) Knife Junior (Jr) (Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Tokyo, Japan). Our first case …
