Percutaneous Transgastric Snaring for Repositioning of a Dislocated Internal Drain from a Pancreatic Pseudocyst

Journal Article · Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-007-9152-0· OSTI ID:21450400

Guenther, Rolf W ^[1]; Winograd, Ron ^[2]

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1. University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Department of Diagnostic Radiology (Germany)
2. University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Medical Clinic III (Germany)

Pancreatic pseudocysts may occur in up to 10% of patients with acute or chronic pancreatitis. Symptomatic, persistent, and infected pancreatic pseudocysts require interventional therapy. We present the case of a patient with complete dislocation of a double pigtail catheter into an infected pseudocyst and the repositioning of the drainage catheter using a transgastric snaring technique. The combination of CT-guided percutaneous puncture and fluoroscopic snaring permitted minimally invasive management of this rare complication.

• OSTI ID: 21450400
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 31, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-007-9152-0; Copyright (c) 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC; ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DISEASES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
LINE DEFECTS
ORGANS