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The Role of Endoscopy in Pancreatitis Rabindra R Watson, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Director, Faculty Career Development in Advanced Endoscopy Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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The Role of Endoscopy in Pancreatitis

Rabindra R Watson, MDAssistant Clinical Professor of MedicineDirector, Faculty Career Development in

Advanced EndoscopyGeffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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Disclosures

§ Boston Scientific – Consultant

§ Medtronic – Consultant

§ Apollo Endosurgery – Consultant

§ Off-label uses that are discussed will be identified accordingly

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Objectives

§ Discuss the role of Endoscopy in diagnosis

§ Discuss the role of Endoscopy in therapy

§ To scope or not to scope

§ Endoscopic management of complications

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Case 1

§ A 43yo Hispanic female with obesity, DM2 presents with acute epigastric abdominal pain

§ WBC 16k, Alt 225, Lipase >4000

§ No EtOH, lipids WNL, Ca WNL, no significant family Hx

§ Trans-abdominal U/S: 7 mm CBD without stone

§ MRCP normal

§ What is your diagnosis? What Next?

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Case 1

§ A 43yo Hispanic female with obesity, DM2 presents with acute epigastric abdominal pain

§ WBC 16k, Alt 225, Lipase >4000

§ No EtOH, lipids WNL, Ca WNL, no significant family Hx

§ Trans-abdominal U/S: 7 mm CBD without stone

§ MRCP normal

§ What is your diagnosis? What Next?

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Biliary Pancreatitis: Gallstone Migration

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gallstones

fluid

pancreas

GallstonePancreatitis

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Diagnosis of Biliary Pancreatitis§ Biochemical

§ ­bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, ALT, AST, amylase

§ x3 fold elevation of ALT has 95% PPV

§ Imaging

§ US - gallbladder not seen in up to 20%

§ ~20% sensitive for CBD stones

§ CT - useful for prognosis

§ ERCP - ‘gold standard’

§ What about Endoscopic Ultrasound?

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Chak et al, Gastrointest Endosc, 1999

Diagnosis of choledocholithiasis

Ultrasound EUS ERCP

Sensitivity 50% 91% 92%

Specificity 100% 100% 87%

Accuracy 83% 97% 89%

PPV 100% 100% 79%

NPV 74% 95% 94%

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EUS Detection of Occult Cholelithiasis

US (18), CT (6), repeat US (6), ERCP (13)

gallstone (14), CBD stone (3)

EUS

Idiopathic pancreatitis (n=4)

'Idiopathic pancreatitis' (n=18)

Acute pancreatitis (n=89)Biliary cause = 64

Liuetal,Gastrointest Endosc,2000

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Sludge!

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Diagnosis of Biliary Pancreatitis§ EUS or MRCP?

§ Systematic Review: 301 pts

§ No significant difference:

§ Aggregated sensitivity 93 vs 85%

§ Aggregated specificity 96 vs 93%

§ EUS may have higher sensitivity for small stones (<6mm)

§ EUS can detect biliary sludge, MRCP generally cannot

Verma D, et al. GIE 2006

EUS is highly accurate for evaluation of suspected biliary pancreatitis

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Case 1

§ EUS performed:

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Case 2

§ 54yow o/w healthy presents with dx of acute

pancreatitis 02/14

§ c/o intermittent RUQ abd pain for past year

§ Single episode of elevation in lipase to 288 09/13

§ Lipids, Ca2+ normal, no sig EtOH, no meds/suppl

§ Transabdominal U/S wnl

§ What Next?

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Case 2

What Next?

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Case 2

15 x 15 mm hypoechoic area in neck with upstream duct dilation and atrophy

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Case 2PANCREAS (FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION):- Scant atypical ductal cells (see comment)

COMMENT: The cytomorphological features are suspicious foradenocarcinoma. Material however is somewhat scant and thepatient's history of pancreatitis has been noted. Recommendclinical and imaging correlation with further work-up asindicated.

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Case 2

• Treated with 5-FU, abraxane, oxaliplatin, avastin

x 6 months

• Underwent distal pancreatectomy at Hopkins, R0

resection, 3/23 LN+

• Recommended further chemo

• Disease progression, death 01/15

Anyone age > 40 with unexplained pancreatitis à EUS

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Case 3

§ 54 y/o Asian male is admitted with vague abdominal pain and pancreatitis

§ Reports history of 30 pound weight loss

§ Managed conservatively and discharged

§ Pain is improved but now returns jaundiced

§ No ETOH, HL, or stones (prior U/S)

§ MRI ordered

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MR Pancreas is performed

23 mm mass of head of pancreas with biliary stricture and upstream dilation

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What is your next step?

1. Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple)

2. ERCP w stent placement

3. Check IgG4 and also perform EUS/ERCP

4. EUS

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Case 3

§ Serum IgG4: 307

§ EUS

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Case 3

§ FNA

Benign pancreatic tissue with partial acinaratrophy, areas of fibrosis, and mild to moderate mixed inflammatory cell infiltrates consisting of lymphocytes, plasma cells, neutrophils and occasional eosinophils.

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Autoimmune Pancreatitis

§ AIP: systemic inflammatory disease that affects the pancreas

§ Type I: lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate (IgG4 +)

§ Type II: Idiopathic duct centric (IgG4 (-)

§ Type I more likely to present as mass lesion, systemic disease

§ Elevated IgG4 only present in ~20% in Type II

§ May result in pancreatic duct strictures, biliary strictures (autoimmune cholangiopathy)

Sugumar A., Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2010

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Autoimmune Pancreatitis

§ HISORt criteria: § Histology, § Imaging – Sausage pancreas, peripancreatic halo,

§ Serology – IgG4,

§ Other organs, § Response to therapy

§ Ampullary bx: near 100% specificity

§ Treatment: Prednisone 6-8 weeks. Recurrent 20-25% may require immunomodulators

Sugumar A., Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2010

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Case 4

§ 75yo male presents at 6PM with abdominal pain, fever to 38.9, hypotension, tachycardia, altered mental status

§ bilirubin 8.1, lipase 2500

§ 1st year GI fellow is called for ERCP who states “We should let the patient cool off”

§ Now what?

§ Call attending/fire fellow?

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Biliary Stone Extraction in Acute Pancreatitis

• Severe vs Mild pancreatitis

• Cholangitis/jaundice

• Persistent obstruction

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Urgent ERCP in Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

Meta-analysis of 5 RCTs 702 pts: early ERCP decreased complications but NOT mortality in predicted severe pancreatitis,

mild - no difference

Author Patients Morbidity Mortality Comments

Neoptolemos 121 Yes NoBenefit only in

predicted severe disease

Fan 195 Yes No Reduced biliary sepsis

Folsch 229 No No Excluded jaundiced pts

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Indications for ERCP in Biliary Pancreatitis§ Jaundice (bilirubin > 5mg/dl)

§ Cholangitis

§ Severe pancreatitis (within 24 hrs)

§ Smoldering or worsening clinical course

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Case 4

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Case 4 Returns…

§ Patient returns 2 months later with recurring post-prandial abdominal pain, early satiety, occasional vomiting

§ CT scan ordered

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§ Pseudocyst

§ What Next?

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Pseudocysts

§ History of Pancreatitis!

§ No true epithelium

§ Caution: peripancreatic fluid collection in acute pancreatitis

§ A late complication > 4 weeks

§ Treat for symptoms only

§ Endoscopic EUS-guided Cystogastrostomy

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Day 1 Day 7 Day 28

Evolution of Necrosis into a Pseudocyst

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Drain

SymptomaticRapidlyenlargingComplication

*Largecystscanbesafelyfollowed,butaremorelikelytorequiredrainage

Pseudocyst

Drain

Persists6- 12months

Follow

*Observe

Asymptomatic

Management of Pseudocysts

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Case 4

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Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent

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Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent(LAMS)

Shah RJ, et al. Clin Gastro Hep 2015Walter D, et al Endoscopy 2015

§ Decreased procedure time§ 90+% technical and clinical

success

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• Indications for intervention on pancreatic necrosis: • pain requiring narcotics• suspicion of infected necrosis• inability to eat• failure to thrive• gastric/duodenal/biliary obstruction

• Up to 40% of patients with unsuspected infected necrosis

Rodriguez JR, et al. Ann Surg 2008;247:294-299

Walled-off Necrosis

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Surgical

PercutaneousEndoscopic*

Management of Walled-off Necrosis

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Necrosectomy

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Minimally invasive step-up approach versus maximal necrosectomy in patients with acute

necrotizing pancreatitis (PANTER)

N Engl J Med 2010;362:1491-502

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• Multicenter prospective randomized trial

• 88 patients (45 open necrosectomy, 43 step-up)

• Randomized to:

• open necrosectomy

• step up - percutaneous or endoscopic drainage

• + 72 hours – second procedure

• + 72 hours – VARD - Video-assisted retroperitoneal debridement

• Intervention deferred for 4 weeks when possible

N Engl J Med 2010;362:1491-502

Walled-off Necrosis

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• Primary endpoint:

69% of open necrosectomy

40% of step up - risk ratio 0.57, p=0.006

• Step-up with less multi-organ failure 12% v 40%, p=0.002

• Step-up with less new-onset DM 16% v 38%, p=0.02

• Rate of death similar: 16% v 19%, p= 0.70

N Engl J Med 2010;362:1491-502

Walled-off Necrosis

“Step-up”approach is standard of care, endoscopic therapy first line

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• 2 U.S. Centers – 313 pts

• 106 DPS – double pigtail stents

• 101 FCSEMS – fully covered self-expanding metal stents

• 86 LAMS – lumen-apposing metal stents

• No difference in technical success 99%

• Overall clinical success 89.6%

§ Early AE lower in the FCSEMS group c/w DP and LAMS group (1.6%, 7.5%, and 9.3%, p<0.01)

Siddiqui AA, et al. GIE 2016

Walled-off Necrosis – Which Stent(s)?

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• At 6mo f/u, resolution lowest with DPS

• (81% vs 95% FCSEMS vs 90% LAMS; p=0.001)

• Less procedures with LAMS

• (2.2 vs 3 FCSEMS vs 3.6 DPS, p=0.04)

• On multivariate analysis, DPS sole predictor of treatment failure

• Likelihood of success: FCSEMS = LAMS, but LAMS with more early AEs (bleeding)

Siddiqui AA, et al. GIE 2016

Walled-off Necrosis – Which Stent(s)?

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Case 5

§ 17yo female with a history of chronic pancreatitis

§ Complained of recurrent pain episodes resulting in missed school days

§ Requiring narcotic pain medications

§ Referred for possible endoscopic therapy

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Case 5

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Cholangioscopy

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Pancreaticocholangiography

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Case 5

§ A month later, patient with improvement in pain

§ However patient continues on narcotics

§ Mother asks, “Is there anything we can do to control the pain without the drugs?”

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Celiac Plexus Block

§ Useful in the management of chronic pain

§ Pancreatic cancer – neurolysis (98% EtOH)

§ Chronic pancreatitis – block (TAC)

§ Celiac plexus

§ Dense network of gangliaand nerve fibers

§ Transmits pain sensationfor the pancreas

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Celiac Plexus Block

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Percutaneous Endoscopic Ultrasound

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Celiac Plexus Block

§ Efficacy

§ Decreased pain based on mean visual analog score

§ Decreased opioid use

§ Reduction in constipation

§ Safety

§ No increased adverse events

53Yan BM, Myers RP. Am J Gastroenterol. 2007.

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Celiac Ganglia Neurolysis§ Ganglia CAN be visualized on

EUS§ Ovoid, irregular, “raisins”§ 200 consecutive pts: Ganglia seen

in 81%§ Access/Injection of ganglia may

lead to pain, hemodynamic response

§ RCT 68 pts – VAS decrease of 3 pts§ Response 74 vs 46%§ Complete response 50 vs 18%

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Gleeson FC, et al. Endoscopy 2007Doi S, et al. Endoscopy 2013

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Conclusions

§ EUS is critical in the diagnostic evaluation of acute pancreatitis

§ ERCP is indicated for decompression in the setting of severe pancreatitis/cholangitis

§ Endoscopic management of pseudocysts and WON is first line

§ Endoscopic therapy is a useful adjunct in the management of chronic pancreatitis

Sugumar A., Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2010

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Thank you!

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Rabindra Watson, MD

Contact Information

§ E-mail: [email protected]

§ Location: UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases

200 UCLA Med Plaza, Suite 365-A

Los Angeles, CA 90095

§ Referral Line: 310-267-3636

§ Referral Fax: 310-206-0007

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