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INTERNAL MEDICINE
Volume 57, Issue 3, Pages 357-362Publisher
JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9133-17
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pancreaticoduodenectomy; late complication; pancreaticojejunostomy stricture; endoscopic ultrasound; rendezvous technique
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Pancreaticojejunostomy stricture (PJS) is a late complication of pancreaticoduodenectomy. The endoscopic treatment of PJS is very challenging due to the difficulty of locating the small anastomotic site and passing the stricture using a guidewire. We herein report two cases of severe PJS. These patients could not be treated using only double-balloon endoscopy or endoscopic ultrasound-guided puncture of the main pancreatic duct because of severe stenosis at the anastomotic site. However, we could treat them by the rendezvous technique using the rigid part of the guidewire to penetrate PJS. This method was useful and safe for treating severe PJS.
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