Laparoscopic intragastric stapled cystgastrostomy of pancreatic pseudocyst in a child.

Creator(s)

Konstantinos I. Makris
Shawn D. St Peter, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Kuo-Jen Tsao
Daniel J. Ostlie

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2008

Identifier

DOI: 10.1089/lap.2007.0126

Abstract

The current management for pancreatic pseudocysts in children is predicated on adult techniques and includes open, endoscopic, percutaneous, and laparoscopic drainage. In this paper, we report our technique using two intragastric cannulas for the creation of a laparoscopic stapled pancreatic cystgastrostomy.

Journal Title

Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A

Volume

18

Issue

5

First Page

771

Last Page

773

MeSH Keywords

Adolescent; Female; Gastrostomy; Humans; Laparoscopy; Pancreatic Pseudocyst; Surgical Stapling; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Keywords

Pancreatic Pseudocyst; Surgical Stapling

Recommended Citation

Makris, K. I., St Peter, S. D., Tsao, K., Ostlie, D. J. Laparoscopic intragastric stapled cystgastrostomy of pancreatic pseudocyst in a child. Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A 18, 771-773 (2008).