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. 2020 Jul 1;5(11):542-544.
doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2020.05.032. eCollection 2020 Nov.

Percutaneous- and EUS-guided gastroenterostomy for malignant afferent limb syndrome

Dayyan Adoor  1 , Zachary L Smith  2
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Percutaneous- and EUS-guided gastroenterostomy for malignant afferent limb syndrome

Dayyan Adoor et al. VideoGIE. .
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Keywords: ALS, afferent limb syndrome.

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Figure 1
CT scan during initial diagnosis demonstrating obstruction of afferent limb.
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Figure 2
A, Endoscopic view of the obstructed segment of the afferent limb. B, Fluoroscopic view of the injection of methylene blue contrast into the afferent limb via the biliary drain. C, Endoscopic view of the deployment of the lumen-apposing metal stent. D, Placement of a double-pigtail stent through the lumen-apposing metal stent to mitigate occlusion from food.
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Figure 3
CT scan 30 days after stent deployment demonstrating durable decompression and pneumobilia.
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