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. 2022 Aug 15;7(10):361-363.
doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2022.07.007. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Successful minimally invasive management of adverse events following EUS-guided gallbladder drainage in a suboptimal surgical patient

Bianca L Di Cocco  1 , Donevan R Westerveld  2 , Kaveh Hajifathalian  2 , SriHari Mahadev  2 , Reem Z Sharaiha  2 , Kartik Sampath  2
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Successful minimally invasive management of adverse events following EUS-guided gallbladder drainage in a suboptimal surgical patient

Bianca L Di Cocco et al. VideoGIE. .

Abstract

Video 1Successful minimally invasive management of adverse events following EUS-guided gallbladder drainage in a suboptimal surgical patient.

Keywords: EUS-GB, EUS-guided gallbladder drainage.

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Figure 1
A 15-mm AXIOS (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Mass, USA) lumen-opposing metal stent deployed between gastric antrum and gallbladder as viewed from the stomach.
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Figure 2
Electrohydraulic lithotripsy being performed through the new cholecystogastrostomy fistula tract.
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Figure 3
Fluoroscopy showing extravasation of contrast from the cholecystogastrostomy fistula tract.
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Figure 4
A large stone visualized in the gallbladder neck.
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Figure 5
A 1-mm perforation in the neck of the gallbladder.
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Figure 6
Four endoscopic clips were deployed in the gallbladder and closed the perforation.
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Figure 7
Fluoroscopy after placement of the endoscopic clips showed no contrast extravasation.
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Figure 8
Three months later, the endoscopic clips were able to be removed, revealing a healed gallbladder wall.
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