title: A simple fluoroscopic approach to percutaneous transgastric cystgastrostomy with internalized drainage catheter for treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts: report of two cases.
abstract: With the emergence of minimally invasive techniques, percutaneous drainage has been applied to the management of symptomatic pancreatic pseudocysts in lieu of conventional surgical or endoscopic therapy. Percutaneous insertion of internalized drainage catheters represents an attractive method for pseudocyst drainage, but has been limited by the usual need for cross-sectional imaging or endoscopic guidance. Herein, we describe the use of a simple fluoroscopically guided technique for percutaneous transgastric cystgastrostomy with internalized drainage catheter placement in two cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, 676 North St Clair Street, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Ron C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gaba
authors.forename: Sandra J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mun
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lewandowski
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Riad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed