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Unpublished Paper
A Novel Approach using Liquid Embolic Agent for the Treatment of Pancreatic-Cutaneous Fistulas: Report of a Case
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
  • Amye M. Farag, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Priti Parikh, Wright State University
  • Tamer Malik, Wright State University
  • Shannon L. Kauffman, Wright State University
Document Type
Case
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Abstract

Pancreatic fistula formation remains one of the most dreadful complications after pancreaticoduodenectomies, resulting in extended hospital stays, increased healthcare costs, along with significantly increased morbidity and mortality. Little is mentioned in the literature about the use of percutaneous techniques to resolve this complication when conservative treatments fail. Thus, we developed a novel technique for treating pancreatic-cutaneous fistulas that develop post-pancreaticoduodenectomy. This work describes a novel approach of using a liquid embolic agent to treat a high-output pancreatic-cutaneous fistula after a Whipple procedure, which to the best of our knowledge after extensive literature searches, has not been performed before.

Comments

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).

DOI
10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.10.082
Citation Information
Amye M. Farag, Priti Parikh, Tamer Malik and Shannon L. Kauffman. "A Novel Approach using Liquid Embolic Agent for the Treatment of Pancreatic-Cutaneous Fistulas: Report of a Case" International Journal of Surgery Case Reports Vol. 6 (2015) p. 157 - 159 ISSN: 22102612
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tamer_malik/13/