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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volume 67, Issue 2, February 2008, Pages 380-383
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Brief report
Transduodenal endoscopic necrosectomy via pancreaticoduodenal fistula for infected peripancreatic necrosis with left pararenal space extension (with videos)

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Case report

A 43-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for postprandial epigastric pain, nausea, generalized edema, and intermittent fever after ingesting a large amount of alcohol 2 weeks before admission. On admission, she had a fever of 38.5°C. A CT showed multiple necroses around the head, body, and tail of the pancreas, with multiple air bubbles, suggestive of infected peripancreatic necrosis or abscess. The patient was fasted. After blood cultures were obtained, broad-spectrum antibiotics were

Discussion

Transgastric necrosectomy is an alternative method of treatment for infected pancreatic necrosis or abscess.4 However, as in our case, the transgastric approach with or without EUS assistance may be difficult if gastric bulging is absent or the pocket of necrosis is out of range.4 Percutaneous drainage therapy might be an alternative method in this situation.8 In our case, the drainage was ineffective because of the solid nature of necrotic materials. Although a transduodenal approach may be

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