Percutaneous catheter drainage in combination with choledochoscope-guided debridement in treatment of peripancreatic infection

AIM:To introduce and evaluate the new method used in treatment of pancreatic and peripancreatic infections secondary to severe acute pancreatitis(SAP).METHODS:A total of 42 SAP patients initially underwent ultrasound-guided percutaneous puncture and catheterization.An 8-Fr drainage catheter was used to drain the infected peripancreatic necrotic foci for 3-5 d.The sinus tract of the drainage catheter was expanded gradually with a skin expander,and the 8-Fr drainage catheter was replaced with a 22-Fr drainage tube after 7-10 d.Choledochoscope-guided debridement was performed repeatedly until the infected peripancreatic tissue was effectively removed through the drainage sinus tract.RESULTS:Among the 42 patients,the infected peripancreatic tissue or abscess was completely removed from 38 patients and elective cyst-jejunum anastomosis was performed in 4 patients due to formation of pancreatic pseudocysts.No death and complication occurred during the procedure.CONCLUSION:Percutaneous catheter drainage in combination with choledochoscope-guided debridement is a simple,safe and reliable treatment procedure for peripancreatic infections secondary to SAP.

Photodynamic therapy for high-grade dysplasia of bile duct via a choledochoscope

When a distal common bile duct neoplasm is at the stage of carcinoma in situ or high-grade dysplasia,it is difficult for the surgeon to decide whether to perform pancreaticoduodenectomy.Here we describe a patient with a progressive dysplastic lesion in the common bile duct,which developed from moderate-high to highgrade dysplasia in approximately 2 mo.The patient refused major surgery.Therefore,endoscopic-assisted photodynamic therapy was performed.The result at follow-up using a trans-T-tube choledochoscope showed that the lesion was completely necrotic.This report is the first to describe the successful treatment of highgrade dysplasia of the distal bile duct using photodynamic therapy via a choledochoscope.

Choledochoscope with stent placement for treatment of benign duodenal strictures:A case report

BACKGROUND Endoscopically or fluoroscopically guided dilation is a safe and effective alternative to surgery for patients with benign strictures of the gastric outlet.CASE SUMMARY We describe two cases where a novel approach with a Spyglass~? choledochoscope in assessing the extent of benign duodenal strictures and aiding in placement of duodenal stents for treatment of the strictures. Choledochoscope-guided wire and stent placement was successful in all cases, leading to symptom resolution related to benign duodenal obstruction. No major adverse events were observed.CONCLUSION Choledochoscope-guided assessment and endoscopic therapy is a viable approach in relieving duodenal obstruction, if the conventional combined fluoroscopic and endoscopic methods fail.

Confocal laser endomicroscopy distinguishing benign and malignant gallbladder polyps during choledochoscopic gallbladderpreserving polypectomy:A case report

BACKGROUND In the last decade, confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) has emerged as a newendoscopic imaging modality for real-time in vivo histological examination at themicroscopic level. CLE has been shown to be useful for distinguishing benign andmalignant lesions and has been widely used in many digestive diseases. In ourstudy, we used CLE for the first time to examine the morphology of cholesterolpolyps as well as the different parts of normal gallbladder mucosa.CASE SUMMARY A 57-year-old woman was diagnosed by ultrasound with a polyp of 21 mm in thegallbladder wall. She consented to polyp removal by laparoscopic choledochoscopy.During laparoscopic cholecystectomy combined with choledochoscopicpolyp resection, CLE was used to observe the morphology of the polyp surfacecells. The appearance of the mucosa and microvessels in various parts of thegallbladder were also observed under CLE. Through comparison betweenpostoperative pathology and intraoperative CLE diagnosis, the reliability ofintraoperative CLE diagnosis was confirmed. CLE is a reliable method to examineliving cell pathology during cholecystectomy. Based on our practice, CLE shouldbe prioritized in the diagnosis of gallbladder polyps.CONCLUSION Compared with traditional histological examination, CLE has several advantages.We believe that CLE has great potential in this field.

Observation effect of clinical ursodeoxycholic acid combined with holmium laser by laparoscopic choledochoscopy in the treatment of intrahepatic and intrahepatic bile duct stones

Objective: To investigate the effect of clinical ursodeoxycholic acid combined with holmium laser by laparoscopic choledochoscopy in the treatment of intrahepatic and intrahepatic bile duct stones. Methods: Patients with intrahepatic and intrahepatic bile duct stones treated by surgery in our hospital from October 2017 to December 2018 were randomly divided into control group and observation group.Patients in the control group were treated with laparoscopic choledochoscopy combined with holmium laser lithotripsy, and patients of the observation group were treated with ursodeoxycholic acid on the basis of the control group. The clinical efficacy, total bile acid (TBA), phospholipid (PLIP), cholesterol (CHO) levels and the incidence of complications of liver function and bile related indicators were compared between the two groups after 3 and 6 months treatment. Results: After 3 months treatment, there were 22 cases of cured patients, 11 cases of markedly effective and 5 cases of effective patients in the observation group of, which he clinical curative effect was significantly better than that of control group (P<0.05). After 3 months and 6 months treatment, AST, ALT, TBil, CHO levels in two groups were decreased compared with that before treatment, and TBA, PLIP levels were increased. The liver function of patientsin the observation group was obviously better than that in the control group with the statistical significance difference (P<0.05). However, the symptoms such as the right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, chills, fever in the observation group was significantly improvedthan that of the control group. The incidence of complications including nausea and vomiting, fatiguewas 4.76%, significantly lower than that 19.05% in the control group (P<0.05). After 1 year follow-up, it was found that recurrence reoperation rate of observation group was significantly lower than that the control group. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Theclinical curative effect of the ursodeoxycholic acid combined with holmium laser by laparoscopic choledochoscopy was distinct, whichcould effectively improve the undesirable complications, reduce the postoperative recurrence and reoperation rate. The main reason may be the combination therapy could improve the patients' associates, PLIP level, lower levels of AST, ALT, TB il and CHO, which helped to improve liver function, reduce the cholestasis, prevent the recurrence of liver and gallbladder stones, and promote good prognosis.

Bugbee flexible electrocautery facilitates choledochoscopic biopsy,fulguration,and debulking of a high grade intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct

To the Editor:Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct(IPNB)may occur in the setting of primary sclerosing cholangitis,choledochal cysts or hepatolithiasis[1].The entity may be a precursor of cancer or intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.Invasive carcinoma,tubular or mucinous adenocarcinoma is present in approximately 40%-80%of IPNBs[1–3].IPNB is frequently found in the resection margins of patients undergoing hepatectomy for cholangiocarcinoma[4].