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 …

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Compilation of curvilinear-array EUS imaging demonstrating variant pancreatic ductal anatomy

Post written by Prabhleen Chahal, MD, from the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. This novel video is a compilation of linear EUS examinations clearly demonstrating 3 different variant pancreatic ductal anatomies encountered during clinical practice. Accompanying this EUS video is corroborating motion animation demonstrating the anatomical landmarks and scope position for delineation of variant anatomy. …

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Migrated surgical clips in bile duct stone suspected on EUS and verified on ERCP

Post written by Mehul Choksi, MD, DM, from S. L. Raheja Hospital in Mumbai, India. This video describes a patient who presented with primary bile duct stone formation 10 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. EUS showed presence of migrated surgical clips within the body of the bile duct stone. The migrated surgical clips actually act as a nidus …

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Percutaneous transhepatic versus EUS-guided gallbladder drainage

Post written by Jaihwan Kim, MD, from the Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. We want to introduce the feasibility, safety, long-term patency, and economic issue of EUS-GBD in patients with malignant cystic duct obstruction. In real practice, physicians meet some patients who need a long indwelling PTGBD which seriously …

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Pancreatic pseudoaneurysm mimicking cystic neoplasm with worrisome features

Post written by Matheus C. Franco, MD, from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. A 61-year-old female presented with poor appetite, weight loss, and diarrhea. CT scan from outside hospital showed no significant abnormalities. Further investigation with MRI revealed a 1.4 cm cystic lesion in the body of pancreas with wall thickness and enhancing …

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EUS-guided coiling for bleeding duodenal collateral vessel

Dr. Roy J Mukkada, MD, DNB, from the Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, VPS Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India, presents this video case. A 65-year-old man (an alcoholic and a smoker) presented with recurrent abdominal pain, weight loss, and loss of appetite. He was known to have had chronic calcific pancreatitis since 2014. CT of …

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EUS after failed ERCP

Joan B. Gornals, MD, PhD, from the Endoscopy Unit, Department of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, in Barcelona, Spain discusses this New Methods article "EUS-guided methylene blue cholangiopancreatography for benign biliopancreatic diseases after failed ERCP." The goal of this study was to describe and provide a new technique associated with interventional endoscopic ultrasound in …

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Cystgastrostomy with EUS-directed jejunogastric LAMS

Amy Tyberg, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weil Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, in New York, New York, USA shares this video case "EUS-directed jejunogastric lumen-apposing metal stent to facilitate cystgastrostomy in a patient with Roux-en-Y anatomy." This case describes a 54-year-old man with Roux-en-Y anatomy who presented with a symptomatic pancreatic …

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EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation of unresectable pancreatic cancer

Tae Jun Song, MD, PhD, and Dong Wan Seo, MD, PhD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea presents this New Methods article, "Initial experience of EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation of unresectable pancreatic cancer." We investigated the feasibility and safety of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided …

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Transgastric biliary brushing

Amy Tyberg, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Weil Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York, New York, USA shares this VideoGIE case “Transgastric biliary brushing: a novel endoscopic technique.” This video describes a case of a patient with a history of pancreatic cancer status-post whipple procedure who presented with obstructive …

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