BACKGROUND Endoscopic retrograde pancreatic drainage(ERPD)and stent implantation has become the major treatment method for pancreatic pseudocysts.However,it is associated with a high recurrence rate and infection.AIM ...BACKGROUND Endoscopic retrograde pancreatic drainage(ERPD)and stent implantation has become the major treatment method for pancreatic pseudocysts.However,it is associated with a high recurrence rate and infection.AIM To manage pancreatic pseudocysts by sequential therapy with endoscopic nasopancreatic drainage(ENPD)combined with ERPD and evaluate the treatment outcome.METHODS One hundred and sixty-two cases of pancreatic pseudocyst confirmed by endoscopic examination at our hospital between January 2014 and January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.There were 152 cases of intubation via the duodenal papilla,of which 92 involved pancreatic duct stent implantation and 60 involved sequential therapy with combined ENPD and ERPD(two-step procedure).The success rate of the procedure,incidence of complications(infection,bleeding,etc.),recurrence,and length and cost of hospitalization were compared between the two groups.RESULTS The incidence of infection was significantly higher in the ERPD group(12 cases)than in the two-step procedure group(2 cases).Twelve patients developed infection in the ERPD group,and anti-infection therapy was effective in five cases but not in the remaining seven cases.Infection presented as fever and chills in the two-step procedure group.The reoperation rate was significantly higher in the ERPD group with seven cases compared with zero cases in the two-step procedure group(P<0.05).Similarly,the recurrence rate was significantly higher in the ERPD group(19 cases)than in the two-step procedure group(0 cases).CONCLUSION Sequential therapy with combined ENPD and ERPD is safe and effective in patients with pancreatic pseudocysts.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81672902the Hospital Research Fund(General Project)from The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University,No.2016YLC18 and No.2019XLC2006.
文摘BACKGROUND Endoscopic retrograde pancreatic drainage(ERPD)and stent implantation has become the major treatment method for pancreatic pseudocysts.However,it is associated with a high recurrence rate and infection.AIM To manage pancreatic pseudocysts by sequential therapy with endoscopic nasopancreatic drainage(ENPD)combined with ERPD and evaluate the treatment outcome.METHODS One hundred and sixty-two cases of pancreatic pseudocyst confirmed by endoscopic examination at our hospital between January 2014 and January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.There were 152 cases of intubation via the duodenal papilla,of which 92 involved pancreatic duct stent implantation and 60 involved sequential therapy with combined ENPD and ERPD(two-step procedure).The success rate of the procedure,incidence of complications(infection,bleeding,etc.),recurrence,and length and cost of hospitalization were compared between the two groups.RESULTS The incidence of infection was significantly higher in the ERPD group(12 cases)than in the two-step procedure group(2 cases).Twelve patients developed infection in the ERPD group,and anti-infection therapy was effective in five cases but not in the remaining seven cases.Infection presented as fever and chills in the two-step procedure group.The reoperation rate was significantly higher in the ERPD group with seven cases compared with zero cases in the two-step procedure group(P<0.05).Similarly,the recurrence rate was significantly higher in the ERPD group(19 cases)than in the two-step procedure group(0 cases).CONCLUSION Sequential therapy with combined ENPD and ERPD is safe and effective in patients with pancreatic pseudocysts.
