title: Combined endoscopic and percutaneous treatment of a duodenocutaneous fistula using an Amplatzer septal occluder.
abstract: We describe an innovative interventional technique for the repair of a postoperative enterocutaneous fistula (ECF). In the reported case, surgical repair of the ECF was contraindicated, while endoscopic closure was unsuccessful. Correction of this high-outflow fistula was achieved using an Amplatzer septal occluder, which was deployed under simultaneous fluoroscopic and endoscopic guidance. The use of an Amplatzer septal occluder should be taken into consideration when there is a need to treat high-outflow ECF in patients who cannot undergo surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, General Hospital of Athens G Gennimatas, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boulougouri
authors.forename: Emmanouil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Theodoropoulos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karydas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tachtaras
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hatzinikolaou
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Georgountzos
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional