title: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of an abdominal fluid collection following Whipple's resection.
abstract: Percutaneous aspiration and drainage of post-operative abdominal fluid collections is a well established standard technique. However, some fluid collections are not amenable to percutaneous drainage either due to location or the presence of surrounding visceral structures. Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) has been widely used for the drainage of pancreatitis-related abdominal fluid collections. However, there are no reports on the use of this technique in the post-operative setting. We report a case where the EUS-guided technique was used to drain a percutaneously inaccessible post-operative collection which had developed after Whipple's resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jah
authors.forename: Neville
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jamieson
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Huguet
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Raaj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Praseedom
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010193:Pancreaticojejunostomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional