Feasibility and Safety of Transgastric Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery in the Diagnosis of Ascites of Unknown Origin

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of transgastric natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (TG-NOTES) combined with biopsy in the diagnosis of unknown ascites. Method: This retrospective study used data from the first affiliated hospital of Nanchang university on 51 patients who were diagnosed with ascites of unknown origin between January 2013 and May 2019 and experienced peritoneal biopsy through TG-NOTES. The outcome measures included diagnostic accuracy and procedure-related adverse events. Results: TG-NOTES was performed successfully in 46 of 51 patients, tuberculous ascites in 38 cases, carcinomatous ascites in 4 cases, cirrhotic ascites in 1 case, and 3 cases showed no obvious abnormalities in pathological result. Five cases failed to be diagnosed because of abdominal adhesions. The diagnostic rate of TG-NOTES was 84.3%. There were no severe procedure-related adverse events and no mortality. All patients had good wound healing and no complaint of discomfort on follow-up. Conclusion: The majority of ascites of unknown origin can be expounded through TG-NOTES combined with biopsy without severe complication, therefore, it is a feasible and safe method to detect the cause of unexplained ascites.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A - 33(2023), 2 vom: 04. Feb., Seite 200-204

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cheng, Bo-Wen [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Pei-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Miao, Yin-Shui [VerfasserIn]
Li, Guo-Hua [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ascites
Journal Article
Natural orifice endoscopic surgery
Retrospective studies

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Date Completed 10.02.2023

Date Revised 10.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1089/lap.2022.0341

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347166423