Technical report: percutaneous treatment of a pancreatic duct fistula facilitated by an hydrophilic guide wire.
A case in which a pancreatico-cutaneous fistula was successfully treated percutaneously is presented. The use of an hydrophilic guide wire enabled a catheter to be negotiated across an irregular abscess cavity and into the occluded main pancreatic duct. The low friction and good flexibility of hydrophilic guide wires can greatly facilitate difficult procedures.
Mills
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey.
Grundy
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D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery*