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. 2022 Sep 30;7(11):417-418.
doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2022.08.007. eCollection 2022 Nov.

Pancreatoscopy-guided retrieval of a migrated pancreatic duct stent

Abdullah A Al-Shahrani  1   2 , Eric Swei  1 , Sachin Wani  1 , Raj J Shah  1
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Pancreatoscopy-guided retrieval of a migrated pancreatic duct stent

Abdullah A Al-Shahrani et al. VideoGIE. .

Abstract

Video 1The case report is presented in the video, with a description of the patient's clinical presentation and course along with a set of endoscopic interventions, including different stent retrieval devices and the ultimate use of pancreatoscopy with a Spyglass Retrieval Snare (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Mass, USA) to remove the migrated pancreatic duct stent after serial dilations of the pancreatic duct.

Keywords: PD, pancreatic duct.

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Figure 1
CT scan showing the pancreatic duct stent that has migrated upstream into the body of pancreas.
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