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Case Reports
. 2021 Jun;14(3):893-898.
doi: 10.1007/s12328-021-01355-0. Epub 2021 Feb 15.

A case of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy for obstructive jaundice caused by intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm-associated pancreatobiliary fistula

Takafumi Mie  1 , Takashi Sasaki  1 , Tsuyoshi Takeda  1 , Takaaki Furukawa  1 , Yuto Yamada  1 , Akiyoshi Kasuga  1 , Masato Matsuyama  1 , Masato Ozaka  1 , Naoki Sasahira  2
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A case of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy for obstructive jaundice caused by intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm-associated pancreatobiliary fistula

Takafumi Mie et al. Clin J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) sometimes forms fistulas with other organs due to high pressure of pancreatic duct filled with huge amount of mucus. Pancreatobiliary fistula may cause obstructive jaundice due to the mucus and it is hard to manage the jaundice by endoscopic biliary stenting because of high viscosity of the bile. We report a case of IPMN with pancreatobiliary fistula managed by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided hepaticogastrostomy (HGS). The patient was 87 years old and presented with obstructive jaundice. As a transpapillary biliary stent was considered to have a risk of migration due to the absence of bile duct stenosis, a nasobiliary catheter was placed as an initial drainage. However, the catheter was frequently obstructed by mucus. The patient was intolerable for surgery because of his age. Considering the intrahepatic bile was serous, EUS-HGS was performed and jaundice improved successfully. This case study revealed that EUS-HGS might be a therapeutic option for obstructive jaundice caused by an IPMN-associated pancreatobiliary fistula.

Keywords: Endoscopic ultrasound; Hepaticogastrostomy; Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; Obstructive jaundice.

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