title: Percutaneous Placement of Pancreatico-biliary Drainage Catheter for the Treatment of Complicated Pancreatic Anastomotic Leakage: an Alternative Treatment Option.
abstract: A 58-year-old female patient who had anastomotic leakage after a Whipple operation was treated with a percutaneously placed pancreatico-biliary drainage catheter. Complete secondary healing of the anastomotic defect and leakage was seen on control cholangiography examination on the 35th postoperative day, and the pancreatico-biliary drainage catheter was removed. She was discharged on the 39th postoperative day uneventfully. Percutaneous pancreatico-biliary drainage should be kept in mind as an alternative treatment option of complicated pancreatic anastomotic leakage after a Whipple operation.
authors.affiliation: Konya Research Center, Department of Radiology, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey ; Baskent Universitesi Konya Hastanesi Hocacihan mah, Saray caddesi No:1, 42080 Selcuklu, Konya Turkey.
authors.forename: Enes
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.affiliation: Konya Research Center, Department of Radiology, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
keywords: Drainage; Pancreatic anastomotic leakage; Pancreatic duct; Percutaneous; Whipple