EUS-guided intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with direct portal pressure measurements: a novel alternative to transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting

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• 作者：Allison R. Schulman ; MD ; MPH¹ ; ² ; Marvin Ryou ; MD¹ ; ² ; Hiro Aihara ; MD¹ ; ² ; Wasif Abidi ; MD ; PhD¹ ; ² ; Austin Chiang ; MD¹ ; ² ; Pichamol Jirapinyo ; MD¹ ; ² ; Ayman Sakr ; MD¹ ; Eduarda Ajeje ; MD¹ ; Michele B. Ryan ; MS¹ ; Christopher C. Thompson ; MD ; MSc ; FASGE ; FACG¹ ; ² ;
• 关键词：EIPS ; EUS-guided intrahepatic portosystemic shunt ; HV ; hepatic vein ; IVC ; inferior vena cava ; LAMS ; lumen-apposing metal stent ; NASA ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; PV ; portal vein ; TIPS ; transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting ; TLI ; Task Load Index
• 刊名：Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：85
• 期：1
• 页码：243-247
• 全文大小：716 K
• 卷排序：85

文摘

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting involves the creation of a low-resistance channel between the portal vein (PV) and the hepatic vein (HV), and is routinely performed under angiography. The aims were to evaluate (1) safety and technical feasibility; (2) procedural duration; and (3) subjective workload assessment of EUS-guided intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (EIPS).MethodsFive Yorkshire pigs were used in the study. The HV or inferior vena cava (IVC) was identified using a linear-array echoendoscope and accessed with a 19-G FNA needle preloaded with a digital pressure wire. Mean pressure was recorded. The needle was advanced into the PV, where pressure measurements were again taken, and ultimately exchanged over a guidewire. A lumen-apposing metal stent was deployed under EUS and fluoroscopic guidance, with distal and proximal ends positioned inside the PV and HV (IVC), respectively. Dilation was performed, and pressure measurements repeated. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Task Load Index (TLI) was scored. Animals survived 2 weeks before necropsy.ResultsEIPS was successful in 5 out of 5 pigs. Mean time required for EUS identification, needle access, pressure measurement, and stent placement was 43 (31-55) minutes. NASA TLI scores revealed moderate workload. Mean baseline pressure measurements were PV 7.0 (5-9) and HV/IVC 5.0 (3-7) mm Hg and PV 6.3 (5-7) and HV/IVC 6.0 (4-7) mm Hg after. All animals survived 2 weeks. No bleeding was seen on necropsy.ConclusionsThis study demonstrates the technical feasibility of EIPS using LAMS, with direct portal pressure measurement, in a survival model. In addition, the procedure was performed quickly with moderate technical demand.