Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided placement of a transhepatic portal vein stent in a live porcine model

نویسندگان

  • Tae Young Park
  • Dong Wan Seo
  • Hyeon-Ji Kang
  • Min Keun Cho
  • Tae Jun Song
  • Do Hyun Park
  • Sang Soo Lee
  • Sung Koo Lee
  • Myung-Hwan Kim
چکیده

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Percutaneous portal vein (PV) stent placement is used to manage PV occlusion or stenosis caused by malignancy. The use of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has expanded to include vascular interventions. The aim of this study was to examine the technical feasibility and safety of EUS-guided transhepatic PV stent placement in a live porcine model. MATERIALS AND METHODS EUS-guided transhepatic PV stent placement was performed in six male miniature pigs under general anesthesia using forward-viewing echoendoscope. Under EUS guidance, the left intrahepatic PV was punctured with a 19-gauge fine-needle aspiration (FNA) needle and a 0.025 inch guidewire inserted through the needle and into the main PV. The FNA needle was then withdrawn and a needle-knife inserted to dilate the tract. Under EUS and fluoroscopic guidance, a noncovered metal stent was inserted over the guidewire and released into the main PV. RESULTS A PV stent was placed successfully in all six pigs with no technical problems or complications. The patency of the stent in the main PV was confirmed using color Doppler EUS and transhepatic portal venography. Necropsy of the first three animals revealed no evidence of bleeding and damage to intra-abdominal organs or vessels. No complications occurred in the remaining three animals during the 8 weeks observation period. CONCLUSIONS EUS-guided transhepatic PV stent placement can be both technically feasible and safe in a live animal model.

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دوره 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016