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ArticleEndoscopy international open2017

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided placement of plastic pigtail stents for the drainage of refractory malignant ascites.

Rafael Romero-Castro, Victoria Alejandra Jimenez-Garcia, Jaime Boceta-Osuna, Luis Castilla-Guerra, Francisco Pellicer-Bautista, Angel Caunedo-Alvarez, Juan Manuel Herrerias-Gutierrez, Manuel Romero-Gómez, Marc Giovannini

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Article in Endoscopy international open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Endohepatology: The endoscopic armamentarium in the hand of the hepatologist.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2024
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Rafael Romero-CastroGastroenterology Service, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
Victoria Alejandra Jimenez-GarciaGastroenterology Service, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
Jaime Boceta-OsunaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
Luis Castilla-GuerraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
Francisco Pellicer-BautistaGastroenterology Service, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
Angel Caunedo-AlvarezGastroenterology Service, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
Juan Manuel Herrerias-GutierrezGastroenterology Service, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
Manuel Romero-GómezGastroenterology Service, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
Marc GiovanniniEndoscopy Unit, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseilles, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage is now the treatment of choice in cases of pancreatic pseudocysts and walled-off necrosis, especially in the absence of luminal bulging and in patients with portal hypertension. Malignant refractory ascites usually heralds a poor prognosis and substantially impairs the quality of life of patients because of the symptoms experienced and the need for repeated paracentesis. EUS-guided placement of lumen-apposing, fully covered, self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMS) has been reported for the drainage of malignant ascites. Herein, we present the results of EUS-guided placement of plastic pigtails stents for the drainage of refractory malignant ascites in three patients. The aim was to improve symptoms and minimize the possible drawbacks of large-caliber FCSEMS. In this preliminary experience, EUS-guided placement of plastic stents was feasible and avoided further paracentesis.

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