Two-devices-in-one-channel method for fractured pancreatic duct stent retrieval in a case of severe chronic pancreatitis.

Abstract

When a pancreatic plastic stent for symptomatic chronic pancreatitis breaks during its removal, severe pancreatic duct stenosis may complicate its retrieval. Takuma and colleagues report on the successful retrieval of a fragmented and displaced pancreatic plastic stent by applying the two-device-in-one-channel method using forceps and a snare.

• Authors: Kensuke Takuma, Yusuke Kimura, Naoki Okano, Hiroki Nakagawa, Kouji Watanabe, Yuto Yamada, Susumu Iwasaki, Ken Ito, Yoshinori Igarashi, Takahisa Matsuda
• Journal: Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences (J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci) Vol. 31 Issue 1 Pg. e1-e2 (Jan 2024) ISSN: 1868-6982 [Electronic] Japan
• PMID: 37792673 (Publication Type: Case Reports)
• Copyright: © 2023 Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery.

Topics

• Humans
• Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde (methods)
• Pancreatic Ducts (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Pancreatitis, Chronic (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Stents
• Device Removal