Effectiveness of early endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage for postoperative fluid collection.
Surg Endosc 2021;
36:135-142. [PMID:
33507385 DOI:
10.1007/s00464-020-08247-3]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Postoperative abdominal fluid collections (PAFCs) are a potentially fatal complication of pancreatobiliary surgery. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage has recently been shown to be effective in treating PAFCs of more than 4 weeks old. Little is currently known, however, regarding the EUS-guided drainage of PAFCs of less than 4 weeks. This study assessed the efficacy and safety of the early drainage (< 4 weeks) of PAFCs via EUS guidance.
METHODS
The data of patients who had undergone EUS-guided PAFC drainage between July 2008 and January 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Data of EUS-guided PAFC drainage were obtained from prospectively collected EUS database of our institute and reviewed of patients' clinical parameters based on electrical medical record.
RESULTS
A total of 48 patients who had undergone EUS-guided PAFC drainage within 4 weeks of pancreatobiliary surgery were enrolled. The indications of procedure included abdominal pain (n = 27), fever (n = 18), leukocytosis (n = 2), and increased size of PAFC during external tube drainage (n = 1). Technical success was achieved in all cases, and the clinical success rate was 95.8% (46/48). Four patients underwent secondary procedures. The median period from surgery to EUS-guide drainage was 14 days (Interquartile range [IQR] 10-16), and median time to resolution was 23.5 days (IQR 8.5-33.8). Adverse events occurred in two cases that were developed intracystic bleeding and were successfully resolved by arterial coil embolization.
CONCLUSIONS
Early EUS-guided drainage is a technically feasible, effective, and safe method in patients who have developing PAFCs within 4 weeks of pancreatobiliary surgery.
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