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ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2021

Efficacy and safety of endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts using double-pigtail plastic stents: A single tertiary center experience.

Giovana Biasia de Sousa, Rodrigo Strehl Machado, Frank Shigueo Nakao, Ermelindo Della Libera

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Article in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic pseudocyst drainage in pediatric patients.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giovana Biasia de SousaDepartamento de Endoscopia, Hospital Universitario, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-3956-0799
Rodrigo Strehl MachadoDepartamento de Endoscopia, Hospital Universitario, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0001-6403-3547
Frank Shigueo NakaoDepartamento de Endoscopia, Hospital Universitario, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-6364-2129
Ermelindo Della LiberaDepartamento de Endoscopia, Hospital Universitario, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-1098-7975
Hospital São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesPancreatic pseudocysts (PPC) are fluid collections with a well-defined wall that persist for more than 4 weeks inside or around the pancreas as a result of pancreatic inflammation and/or a ductal lesion. PPC have been successfully treated with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage using different stents. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of EUS-guided drainage of PPC using double-pigtail plastic stents in a tertiary hospital.

methodsPatients with PPC referred for EUS-guided drainage between May 2015 and December 2019 were included in this case series. The primary endpoint was to evaluate the efficacy (clinical success) and safety (adverse events and mortality) of EUS-guided drainage of PPC. Secondary endpoints included technical success and pseudocyst recurrence.

resultsEleven patients (mean age, 44.5±18.98 years) were included in this study. The etiologies for PPC were acute biliary pancreatitis, chronic alcoholic pancreatitis, and blunt abdominal trauma. The mean pseudocyst size was 9.4±2.69 cm. The clinical success rate was 91% (10/11). Adverse events occurred in three of 11 patients (27%). There were no cases of mortality. The technical success rate was 100%. Pseudocyst recurrence was identified in one of 11 patients (9%) at 12 weeks after successful clinical drainage and complete pseudocyst resolution.

conclusionEUS-guided transmural drainage of PPC using double-pigtail plastic stents is safe and effective with high technical and clinical success rates.

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Pancreatic PseudocystAdultDrainageEndosonographyHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPlasticsRetrospective StudiesStentsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalPlastics

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PMID34378728
PMCPMC8311639
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