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- Title
EUS-Guided Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Anastomosis with Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent: Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy.
- Authors
Amateau, Stuart K.; McDonald, Nicholas M.; Lim, Chin Hong; Ikramuddin, Sayeed; Leslie, Daniel B.; Arain, Mustafa
- Abstract
Traditionally, restoration of normal bowel continuity after resection and bypass of a diseased or obstructed gastrointestinal tract can only be achieved through surgery, which can be technically challenging and comes with a risk of adverse events. Here, we describe our institutions’ experience with endoscopic-guided gastroenterostomy or enteroenterostomy with lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) from March 2015 to August 2016. Ten patients had gastrogastrostomy (gastric pouch to gastric remnant) and three patients had jejunogastrostomy (Roux limb to gastric remnant) for the reversal of Roux-en-Y bariatric surgery. One patient had gastroduodenostomy (stomach to duodenal bulb) post antrectomy and one patient had jejunojejunostomy for distal obstruction following Roux-en-Y reconstruction. Technical and clinical success were achieved in all patients, save for delayed anastomotic stenosis following stent removal in one patient, with a mean follow-up of 126 days (3-318 days) with minimal complications in two patients. Endoscopic gastrointestinal anastomosis therefore may be a safe and feasible technique to re-establish continuity of the digestive system following bypass in the short-term.
- Subjects
ENDOSCOPIC ultrasonography; ENDOSCOPIC gastrointestinal surgery; SURGICAL anastomosis; SURGICAL stents; BOWEL obstructions; GASTRIC fistula
- Publication
Obesity Surgery, 2018, Vol 28, Issue 5, p1445
- ISSN
0960-8923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11695-018-3171-6