Therapeutic challenges of pancreatic ascites and the role of endoscopic pancreatic stenting.

Sudhakar Karlapudi, Tomoya Hinohara, James Clements, Gene Bakis
Author Information
  1. Sudhakar Karlapudi: Department of Hospital Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
  2. Tomoya Hinohara: School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
  3. James Clements: Department of Hospital Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
  4. Gene Bakis: Department of Gastroenterology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.

Abstract

Management of pancreatic ascites poses significant therapeutic challenges. Treatment usually consists of either conservative management or interventional therapy with little consensus between the two options. Conservative therapy is the most common initial treatment option but has high failure rates hence arguing for interventional therapy as a preferred primary treatment option. Endoscopic treatment is particularly appealing due to lower failure rates and mortality than conservative therapy or surgery. We describe a patient with recurrent pancreatic ascites who was successfully managed with endoscopic transpapillary stenting. This report contributes to the limited but growing literature on the management of pancreatic ascites.

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MeSH Term

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ascites
Bacterial Infections
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Humans
Male
Meropenem
Pancreatic Diseases
Recurrence
Stents
Thienamycins
Treatment Outcome

Chemicals

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Thienamycins
Meropenem

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