Transoralgastric gastroscopic debridement for peripancreatic abscess: a special case report

Hepatogastroenterology. 2011 Sep-Oct;58(110-111):1801-4. doi: 10.5754/hge10443. Epub 2011 Jul 15.

Abstract

Transoralgastric debridement for pancreatic abscess is one of the successful applications of NOTES in clinical practice. We present a case report as follows: a 71-year-old female was hospitalized due to acute biliary pancreatitis. Three weeks after onset, the secondary abdominal CT showed a peripancreatic abscess. A passageway between the gastric wall and the abscess was made with a high-frequency puncher under the guidance of an ultrasonic gastroscope and then a gastroscope was directly inserted into the abscess, and a large amount of solid necrotic tissue was taken out with foreign body forceps and snare under the direct vision of a gastroscope. Then a 8.5F double-J stent and a nasobiliary drainage tube were inserted. After three times of intra-abdominal abscess debridement and repeated rinsing with an antibiotic solution, abdominal CT revealed the intra-abdominal abscess nearly disappeared and the patient discharged from hospital.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnostic imaging
  • Abscess / surgery*
  • Aged
  • Debridement / methods*
  • Female
  • Gastroscopy / methods*
  • Humans
  • Pancreatic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatic Diseases / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional