Open AccessPercutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloons for endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic duct interventions
Author(s) -
Jad P. AbiMansour,
Barham K. Abu Dayyeh,
Michael J. Levy,
Andrew C. Storm,
John A. Martin,
Bret T. Petersen,
Ryan Law,
Mark Topazian,
Vinay Chandrasekhara
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v14.i8.487
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , endoscopic ultrasound , pancreatitis , pancreatic duct , surgery , radiology
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided main pancreatic duct (PD) access may be used when conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) techniques fail. The use of a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloon (PTAB), originally developed for vascular interventions, can be used to facilitate transmural ( e.g. , transgastric) PD access and to dilate high-grade pancreatic strictures.