Project description:Background and aimsSerial stent placement may be necessary during endoscopic interventions, but the passage of a guidewire alongside an initial stent can be challenging, time-consuming, and sometimes unsuccessful. We describe a modification of a cytology brush catheter to allow simultaneous placement of 2 guidewires to facilitate serial stent placement and demonstrate its application in different scenarios.MethodsThis is a retrospective series of 3 patients with different conditions (acute cholecystitis, pancreas pseudocyst, and severe biliary stricture) in whom placement of a second guidewire facilitated serial stent placement. A step-by-step demonstration of the technique is provided.ResultsSerial stent placement was successful in all patients without adverse events.ConclusionsA modified cytology brush catheter can be used to deliver 2 guidewires simultaneously during ERCP and EUS procedures. This technique may improve procedural efficiency, maintain a safety track, and augment therapy in certain situations.
Project description:Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with surgically altered gastrointestinal anatomy has been reported to be useful. However, selective biliary cannulation through the papilla is difficult in cases with surgically altered gastrointestinal anatomy. Herein, we report a successful biliary cannulation using a pancreatic duct (PD) stent in patients with Roux-en-Y anatomy. A 70-year-old man who underwent total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y anatomy was admitted to our hospital with jaundice due to recurrence of gastric cancer. ERCP was performed for biliary drainage. We approached the papilla using a short-type single-balloon enteroscope (SIF-H290; Olympus Medical Systems). Because the papilla was positioned tangentially, it was difficult to adjust the catheter in the direction of the bile duct. As only a PD could be cannulated, we placed a guidewire in the PD. Although we attempted the double-guidewire technique using a guidewire placed in PD, selective biliary cannulation was difficult. Therefore, we placed a PD stent 5Fr-5cm (Geenen, Pancreatic Stent Sets, Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN, USA) to assist biliary cannulation. We inserted a catheter crossing the PD stent. With this, selective biliary cannulation was successful. We successfully performed selective biliary cannulation using the PD stent as we were able to fix the papilla, straighten the common channel and the axis of the bile duct, and not restrict scope movement by not using the PD guidewire placement method. This novel technique using a PD stent appears to be useful in patients with surgically altered gastrointestinal anatomy.
Project description:Background and aimsVarious guidewires are used for biliary cannulation, and each one has its own characteristics affecting its effectiveness. This study aimed to measure the basic properties and evaluate the effectiveness of a newly developed 0.025-inch guidewire for selective biliary cannulation.MethodsA total of 190 patients at five referral hospitals were randomly allocated to undergo selective biliary cannulation using the newly developed guidewire (NGW group, n = 95) or a conventional guidewire (CGW group, n = 95). The primary outcome was the selective biliary cannulation rate in naïve papillae. The secondary outcome was to measure the NGW basic properties, compare them with those of the CGW, and analyze the importance of basic property differences.ResultsThere were no significant differences between the groups in the baseline characteristics. The primary outcome (75.8% vs. 84.2%, p = 0.102) and adverse event rate (6.3% vs. 4.2%, p = 0.374) were similar in both groups. However, compared with the CGW group, the NGW group showed a higher number of ampulla contacts (2.58 vs. 2.02, p = 0.011) and longer cannulation time (216.5 vs. 135.1 s, p = 0.016). Furthermore, the NGW group had higher maximum friction (34.6 ± 1.34 vs. 30.2 ± 4.09), lower stiffness, and better elastic resiliency. In the multivariate analysis, a curved-tip GW (OR = 0.26, 95% CI 0.11-0.62, p = 0.002) and normal papillary shape (OR = 0.39, 95% CI 0.17-0.86, p = 0.021) were contributing factors for successful selective biliary cannulation.ConclusionsThe NGW group had high friction and low stiffness, characteristics affecting biliary cannulation. Clinically, the NGW group had similar success and adverse event rates as the CGW, but they showed a higher number of ampulla contacts and longer cannulation time.
Project description:Although the efficacy and safety of salvage techniques for biliary cannulation in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) have been reported, few reports analyzed the choice of techniques and their clinical outcomes in large cohorts. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of biliary cannulation in patients with native papillae. We retrospectively identified 1021 patients who underwent initial ERCP from January 2013 to March 2020. We investigated background factors, treatment details, cannulation success rates, and adverse event rates. Then we analyzed a series of treatment processes, including salvage techniques such as double guidewire technique (DGT), needle knife pre-cutting (NKP), and transpancreatic pre-cut papillotomy (TPPP). The initial ERCP success rate using standard technique alone was 62.8%, which increased to 94.3% including salvage techniques. Salvage techniques were frequently required in patients with long oral protrusions (OR 2.38; 95% CI 1.80-3.15; p < 0.001). A total of 503 cases (49.3%) had long oral protrusions, 47.5% of which required the salvage techniques, much higher than 27.5% of not-long cases. Patients with long oral protrusions had a higher frequency of NKP. In conclusion, patients with long oral protrusions frequently required salvage techniques. Salvage techniques may help to overcome many difficult biliary cannulation cases.
Project description:We reported a 95-year-old man with cholangitis who underwent Billroth-I gastrectomy. He was diagnosed with situs inversus viscerum and ERCP was performed. A stable field of view could not be secured due to anatomical factors (Billroth-I gastrectomy) and strong respiratory variations. However, pancreatic duct cannulation was possible. A pancreatic guidewire was placed to achieve selective biliary cannulation. This stabilized the field of view. The catheter was inserted on the right side of the guidewire. Cannulation to the 1 o'clock direction achieved biliary cannulation. Intended procedure was completed safely in the present case.
Project description:The sidecar technique represents a simple and inexpensive solution to successfully deliver a second guidewire distally whenever a dual-lumen microcatheter is not available.