EUS-guided gastroenterostomy: Initial experience in a brazilian tertiary center

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira,Joel Fernandez de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Cordero,Martin Andres Coronel, Lima,Gustavo Rosa de Almeida, Paulo,Gustavo Andrade de, Lima,Marcelo Simas de, Martins,Bruno da Costa, Ribeiro Jr.,Ulysses, Maluf-Filho,Fauze
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302020001101521
• topic: Endosonography/methods; Gastric Outlet Obstruction; Gastroenterostomy/methods; Ultrasonography, Interventional/methods

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: EUS-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) is a novel procedure for palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). Our aim was to evaluate the outcomes of this technique in our initial experience. METHODS: Patients with GOO from our institute were included. Technical success was defined as the successful creation of a gastroenterostomy. Clinical success was defined as the ability to tolerate a soft diet after the procedure. We assessed adverse events and diet tolerance 1 month after the procedure. RESULTS: Three patients were included. Technical and clinical success was achieved in all cases. There were no adverse events and good diet tolerance was observed 1 month after the procedure in the included patients. CONCLUSION: EUS-GE is a promising treatment for patients with GOO.