Interventional Radiology - Technical Note

Percutaneous transgastric pancreatic duct drainage for pancreaticojejunal leak after pancreaticoduodenectomy

10.5152/dir.2019.19038

  • Minobu Kamo
  • Ryo Miyazawa
  • Tomoya Nisiyama
  • Kenji Nakamura
  • Kunihiro Yagihashi

Received Date: 21.01.2019 Accepted Date: 21.03.2019 Diagn Interv Radiol 2019;25(6):471-472

Pancreaticojejunal anastomotic leakage is one of the severe complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy and is often difficult to manage. A 64-year-old man status post pancreaticoduodenectomy had the gastroduodenal artery stump bleeding caused by the pancreaticojejunal anastomotic leakage, successfully treated by placing a covered stent. To control the leakage, subsequent percutaneous transgastric pancreatic duct puncture was performed under fluoroscopic guidance, targeting a surgically placed pancreaticojejunal internal drainage catheter. A 5 F catheter with side holes was inserted into the main pancreatic duct, the tip of which was placed in the anastomosed jejunum. The leak was successfully treated using this catheter. Percutaneous transgastric pancreatic duct drainage might be a useful and feasible option to resolve the condition.