SLIDE 1 Targeted transgastric drainage of persistent pancreaticocutaneous fistulas
- F. Edward Boas, Peter Kelly, Jeffrey A. Drebin,
Charles M. Vollmer, and Richard D. Shlansky‐Goldberg SIR, 2014‐03‐23
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Pancreaticocutaneous fistula
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- Jejunal feeds
- TPN
- Somatostatin analogues
- Pancreatic duct stent
- Pseudocyst drain
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Conservative treatment is likely to fail if: complete pancreatic duct transection, downstream ductal stricture, high‐output fistula
- Cystgastrostomy
- Distal pancreatectomy
- Pancreaticojejunostomy
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Goal
Drain the pancreatic duct directly into the stomach, using a snare target technique
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Pancreatic tail drain
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Pancreatic tail drain
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Pancreatic tail drain
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Pancreatic tail drain
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Pancreatic tail drain
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Pancreatic tail drain
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Pancreatic duct drain
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Pancreatic duct drain
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Pancreatic duct drain
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Pancreatic duct drain
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Pancreatic duct drain
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Pancreatic duct drain
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Pancreatic duct drain
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Pancreatic duct drain
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Pancreatic duct drain
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Pancreatic duct drain
SLIDE 23 Methods
- 6 patients with pancreaticocutaneous fistulas
- 5 patients with pancreatitis
- 1 patient status post ganglioneuroma resection
- All patients failed conservative therapy
- Transgastric pancreatic duct or fistula drains kept in
place for an average of 4 months
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Methods
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- 4 of 6 patients: Fistula resolved (average 27 month
follow up)
- 1 of 6 patients: cystenterostomy
- 1 of 6 patients: percutaneous cystgastrostomy
SLIDE 26 Conclusions
- Refractory pancreatic fistulas can be managed with
transgastric pancreatic duct drains
- Non‐dilated pancreatic ducts can be accessed using
a snare‐target technique
- Transgastric drains allow for internal drainage of
the pancreatic duct