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

HighlightIn 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 treat...

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Published inJournal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. e54 - e56
Main Authors Ryozawa, Rei, Yamamoto, Kenjiro, Tonozuka, Ryosuke, Kojima, Hiroyuki, Homma, Toshihiro, Hirakawa, Noriyuki, Itoi, Takao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2022
Subjects
Cholestasis - diagnostic imaging
Cholestasis - etiology
Cholestasis - surgery
Cysts - complications
Drainage - methods
Endosonography - methods
Humans
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Pancreatic Neoplasms - complications
Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Stents - adverse effects
Ultrasonography, Interventional
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Summary:HighlightIn 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.
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ISSN:1868-6974
1868-6982
DOI:10.1002/jhbp.1131