Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 10, 2015; 7(6): 628-642
Published online Jun 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i6.628
Table 1 Comparison between endoscopic vs endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts
Ref.Patients and methodsResults
Park et al[10]Randomised trial of conventional vs EUS guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts (n = 60)EUS guided drainage has higher technical success (94% vs 72%). EUS preferable in non-bulging collections. Complications and pseudocyst resolution similar
Varadarajulu et al[11]RCT of conventional vs EUS guided drainage (n = 15 each)Higher technical success in EUS guided procedure (100% vs 33%) with lesser complications
Kahaleh et al[12]Conventional drainage in bulging pseudocysts and absence of portal hypertension vs EUS guided in rest (n = 99)No differences in short term or long term success and similar complications
Barthet et al[13]Algorithm based approach of transpapillary (for small), EUS guided (nonbulging) or Conventional drainage of pseudocystsEUS guided approach needed for atleast half of the patients
Table 2 Endoscopic ultrasound guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections (excluding self expanding metallic stents)
Ref.NumberOutcome
Giovannini et al[20]35 patients: 15 pseudocyst and 20 WONTechnical success: 94.3%
Clinical success: 88.5%
Hookey et al21]116 patients (51 EUS guided transmural drainage)Technical success: 93.8%
Clinical success: 90.6%
Krüger et al[22]35 patients (both pseudocysts and abscess)Technical success: 94%
Clinical success: 88%
Antillon et al[23]33 patients: all pseudocystsTechnical success: 94%
Clinical success: 90%
Lopes et al[24]62 procedures: 36 pseudocysts and 26 abscessesTechnical success: 94%
Clinical success: 84.3%
Ardengh et al[25]77 patients with sterile PFCsTechnical success: 94%
Clinical success: 91%
Varadarajulu et al[26]60 patients: 36 pseudocyst and 24 with abscess/WONTechnical success: 95%
Clinical success: 93%
Ahn et al[27]47 patients with pseudocystTechnical success: 89%
Clinical success: 100%
Will et al[28]132 patients: 31 pseudocysts (n = 32), 115 abscesses/WONTechnical success: 97%
Clinical success: 96%
Seewald et al[29]70 patients: including pseudocyst, WON, abscessTechnical success: 97.5%
Clinical success: 83%
Puri et al[30]40 patients with pseudocystTechnical success: 100%
Clinical success: 97%
Kato et al[31]67 patients with pseudocystTechnical success: 88%
Clinical success: 83%
Künzli et al[32]108 patientsTechnical success: 97%
Clinical success: 84%
Siddique et al[33]87 patients with WONTechnical success: 99%
Clinical success: 73.5%
Hocke et al[34]30 patients with WONTechnical success: 96.7%
Clinical success: 83.4%
Jürgensen et al[35]35 patients with WONTechnical success: 100%
Clinical success: 97%
Yasuda et al[36]57 patients with WONTechnical success: 100%
Clinical success: 75%
Table 3 Use of metallic stents for endoscopic ultrasound guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections
Ref.PopulationStentDesignOutcome
SEMS
Talreja et al[17]18 patients with PFCsFCSEMS (biliary stent)Prospective cohort95% success
Belle et al[40]4 patients with WONPCSEMSCase series100% clinical success
Fabbri et al[41]22 patients with infected PFCsFCSEMS (biliary)Case series77% clinical success
Penn et al[39]20 with PFCsFCSEMS (biliary) with plastic pigtailCase seriesTechnical success 100%, clinical success 85%
Weilert et al[42]18 patients with PFCsFCSEMSCase seriesClinical success in 78%
LACSEMS
Shah et al[43]Pseudocyst and WON (n = 33)AXIOS (EUS guided in 30/33)Prospective cohort91% technical success, 93% resolution of PFC
Walter et al[44]46 patients WON and 15 pseudocystAXIOS stentProspective cohortTechnical success: 98%, clinical success: 93% in pseudocyst and 81% in WON
Gornals et al[45]9 patients with PFCsAXIOSCase seriesTechnical success in 88% and 100% clinical success
Itoi et al[46]15 patients with pseudocystsAXIOSRetrospective case series100% clinical success
Yamamoto et al[37]9 PFCs, 5 pseudocyst and 4 WONFCSEMS (Nagi stent)Retrospective case series77.8% clinical success
ESOPHAGEAL SEMS
Sarkaria et al[47]17 patients with WONEsophageal FCSEMSRetrospective case series88% clinical success
Table 4 Endoscopic ultrasound guided transluminal biliary drainage
Ref.NumberEtiologyTechnical successClinical successComplication rates
Takada et al[66]26 17 CCD, 6 HG, 2 CCA, 1 HJMalignant90.6%100%20.7%
Kawakubo et al[67]64 CCD: 44 HG: 20Malignant95%100%19%
Prachayakul et al[68]21 CCD: 6 HG: 15Malignant95.2%90.2%9.5%
Hara et al[69]18 CCDMalignant94%94%11%
Song et al[70]15 CCDMalignant86.7%100%23.1%
Kim et al[71]13 CCD: 9 HG: 4Malignant92.3%91.7%30.7%
Park do et al[72]57 CCD: 26 HG: 31Both benign and malignant96.5%89%20%
Komaki et al[73]15 CCDMalignant93%100%26.7%
Hara et al[74]18 CCDMalignant94%100%17%
Khashab et al[64]20 HG: 3 CCD: 15 HE: 2Malignant95%86.3%10%
Vila et al[75]60 HG: 34 CCD: 26Both benign and malignant64.7% and 86.3%63.2%15.1%
Attasaranya et al[76]25 HG: 16 CCD: 9Both benign and malignant77%96%35%
Table 5 Endoscopic ultrasound rendezvous procedures for biliary drainage
Ref.NumberTechnical successClinical successComplications
Khashab et al[64]13 (EH: 11, IH: 2)100%100%15%
Tarantino et al[77]4 (EH: 4)50%100%13%
Dhir et al[78]20100%100%15%
Dhir et al[79]17 TH, 18 EH100% for EH and 94.1% for TH100%Higher for TH vs EH
Park do et al[80]20 (14 IH and 6 EH)80%10%
Kawakubo et al[81]14 (9 EH and 5 IH)100%100%14%
Dhir et al[82]58 (all EH)-98%3.4%
Iwashita et al[83]40 (31 EH and 9 IH)73%13%
Table 6 Endoscopic ultrasound guided gall bladder drainage for acute cholecystitis
Ref.NumberTechnical successClinical successComplications
Jang et al[92]3097%100%7%
Lee et al[93]9100%100%11%
Song et al[94]8100%100%37%
Jang et al[95]15100%100%13%
de la Serna-Higuera et al[96]1385%85%15%
Table 7 Antitumour agents, their composition and area of use
Name of the agentDrugRef.Reported use
CYTOIMPLANTAllogenic mixed lymphocyte cultureChang et al[130]Advanced pancreatic cancer
TNFeradecDNA expressing TNF-α (adenovector)Hecht et al[131], Chang et al[132] and Citrin et al[133]Pancreatic, esophageal and rectal cancer
ONY X-015AdenovirusMulvihill et al[134]Advanced pancreatic cancer
OncogelPaclitaxel and ReGelLinghu et al[135], Matthes et al[136] and Vukelja et al[137]Pancreatic, esophageal cancer
GemcitabineGemcitabineLevy et al[138]Advanced pancreatic cancer
DC’sDendritic cellsIrisawa[139], Hirooka et al[140]Advanced pancreatic cancer
Table 8 Endoscopic ultrasound guided drainage of pelvic abscesses
Ref.NumberSiteTechnical successClinical successComplications
Hadithi et al[148]8Abdominal (pelvic)100%100%0
Puri et al[149]30Pelvic (4 prostatic)93.3%83.5%0
Ramesh et al[150]3811 transcolonic, 27 transrectal100%87%10.5%
Puri et al[151]14Pelvic100%93%0
Varadarajulu et al[152]25Pelvic100%96%0
Giovannini et al[153]12Pelvic100%75%25%