Percutaneous endoscopic gastropexy for large bore transgastric drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts.
Percutaneous anterior gastropexy performed under gastroscopic control offers the possibility for large bore catheters to be used in transgastric drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts. Gastropexy also allows easy replacement of an obstructed drain and reinsertion of a larger drain.
van Vroonhoven
T J
TJ
Department of Surgery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
van der Werken
C
C
Stuifbergen
W H
WH
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000601:surgery*; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000601:surgery*; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*