Case report demonstrates successful gallbladder drainage and biopsy in pancreatic cancer, indicating effective intervention.
BACKGROUND An 81-year-old patient presented to our center with pancreatic head cancer, obstructive jaundice, and acute cholecystitis. Due to duodenal tumor infiltration, both endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided choledochoduodenostomy were technically challenging. CASE SUMMARY An EUS-guided gallbladder drainage along with an EUS-guided fine needle biopsy were performed, resulting in a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer resolution of jaundice and improvement in acute cholecystitis, all in a safe and effective single endoscopic session. CONCLUSION This case demonstrated the successful use of EUS-guided gallbladder drainage and EUS-guided fine needle biopsy in a patient with pancreatic cancer invading the duodenal wall.
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