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DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-124759
Immediate retrieval of a maldeployed lumen-apposing metal stent from a walled-off cavity
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Publication Date:
12 January 2018 (online)
A 46-year-old woman presented with a large walled-off collection, likely related to a prior episode of pancreatitis. Percutaneous drainage had been attempted at an outside institution, but the collection recurred. She was transferred urgently to our hospital in multiorgan failure with sepsis and abdominal pain.
Computed tomography (CT) scanning showed a large, mature left upper quadrant collection ([Fig. 1]). Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal drainage was performed. A transgastric location was accessed with a 19-gauge needle. A cystogastrostomy was created using a 15 × 10-mm cautery-assisted lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS; Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA). The distal flange was deployed in the cavity; however, because of the mass effect from the stomach ([Fig. 2]), deployment of the proximal flange was difficult. It was clear both endoscopically and on EUS that the proximal flange had not deployed intraluminally ([Video 1]).
Video 1 Endoscopic transluminal drainage complicated by maldeployment of a lumen-apposing metal stent into the cavity, which is managed by successful removal and salvage of the cystogastrostomy.
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Maintaining wire access to the collection allowed passage of a second LAMS to control the defect without creating a second cystogastrostomy. A single-channel therapeutic upper gastrointestinal endoscope was passed through the second LAMS into the collection. The maldeployed LAMS was grasped using a rat-tooth forceps under fluoroscopic guidance, suctioning the collection down to bring the stent closer and opening and closing the forceps like “Pac-man” ([Fig. 3]). To avoid dislodgement of the second LAMS, the maldeployed LAMS was pulled through the channel of the endoscope.
In summary, we present a case of immediate retrieval of a maldeployed LAMS and salvage of the original cystogastrostomy. The use of multimodal imaging – white-light endoscopy, EUS, and fluoroscopy – during the deployment process is critical. If maldeployment occurs, immediate recognition will allow same-session rescue to be attempted. Maintaining wire access to the collection to facilitate deployment of a second LAMS and subsequent retrieval was crucial in this example. Finally, withdrawal of the LAMS through the channel of a therapeutic endoscope presents a safe removal option.
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Competing interests
Martin Freeman has acted as a consultant for Boston Scientific, Cook Medical, and Xlumena. Stuart Amateau has acted as a consultant for Merit Endoscopy, Boston Scientific, US Endoscopy, and Neurotronic, and has received research support from Cook Medical. Nabeel Azeem has no conflicts to report.