Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage of Hepatic Fluid Collections: Insights from a Case Series.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hepatic cysts, commonly discovered incidentally, can become symptomatic due to complications like infection, rupture, or mass effect. Traditional management options include percutaneous drainage, open surgical or laparoscopic deroofing, and liver resection. We present a case series of 3 patients with complex fluid collections in the liver managed by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage using lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) placement. While reports exist from other countries, our study contributes a series of cases from the USA.

Case presentation

Three patients, average age 75 years (two men, one woman), underwent EUS-guided drainage using LAMS for an infected liver cyst, infected liver hematoma within a hepatocellular carcinoma lesion, and a symptomatic

SUBMITTER: Nekkanti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12331227 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature