Open AccessEndoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage in pancreatic cancer and cholangitis: A case report
Author(s) -
Germana de Nucci,
Nicola Imperatore,
Desirée Picascia,
Enzo Domenico Mandelli,
Cristina Bezzio,
Ilaria Arena,
Barbara Omazzi,
Alberto Larghi,
Gianpiero Manes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v12.i11.488
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , endoscopic ultrasound , stent , radiology , major duodenal papilla , pancreatic cancer , jaundice , common bile duct , bile duct , percutaneous , gallbladder , surgery , cancer , pancreatitis
Head pancreatic cancers often present with clinical challenges requiring biliary drainage for chemotherapy or palliative scope. If usual endoscopic modalities fail or if percutaneous approach is not feasible, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided biliary drainage can be considered. Here we describe and discuss an interesting clinical case in which EUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) was chosen to treat acute severe cholangitis in a patient with advanced pancreatic cancer.