ArticleClinical endoscopy2024
Safety and efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic duct drainage using a drill dilator: a retrospective study in Japan.
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- Removal of the intrahepatically migrated and impacted plastic stent over malignant stricture using drill dilator.Endoscopy · 2025Article
- Long-Term Outcomes of EUS-Guided Pancreatic Duct Drainage for the Management of Benign Pancreaticojejunostomy Anastomotic Stricture-A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic duct drainage: Progress and future outlook.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Review
- Feasibility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy using a novel long balloon catheter.DEN open · 2025Article
- Technical outcomes between a drill dilator and ultra-tapered mechanical dilator during EUS-guided pancreaticogastrostomy: Comparative study.Endoscopy international open · 2025Article
- Balloon-assisted ERCP for bile duct stones in surgically altered anatomy: current techniques, devices, and evolving strategies.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2025Review
- A novel spiral dilator for pancreatic duct drainage: catching two birds with one stone.Clinical endoscopy · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsDilation of the tract before stent deployment is a challenging step in endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic duct drainage (EUS-PDD). In this study, we examined the effectiveness and safety of a novel spiral dilator, Tornus ES (Asahi Intec), for EUS-PDD.
methodsThis was a retrospective, single-arm, observational study at Aichi Cancer Center Hospital. The punctured tract was dilated using a Tornus ES dilator in all EUS-PDD cases. Our primary endpoint was the technical success rate of initial tract dilation. Technical success was defined as successful fistula dilation using a Tornus ES followed by successful stent insertion. Secondary endpoints were procedure times and early adverse events.
resultsA total of 12 patients were included between December 2021 and March 2023. EUS-PDD was performed in 11 patients for post-pancreaticoduodenectomy anastomotic strictures and one patient with pancreatitis with duodenal perforation. The technical success rates of stent insertion and fistula dilation using a Tornus ES dilator was 100%. The median procedure time was 24 minutes. No remarkable adverse events related to the procedure were observed, apart from fever, which occurred in 2 patients.
conclusionsTract dilation in EUS-PDD using a Tornus ES is effective and safe.
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