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Published on: August 22, 2025
Combined endoscopic and percutaneous treatment of a duodenocutaneous fistula using an Amplatzer septal occluder
K Boulougouri1, Emmanouil Theodoropoulos, G Karydas
1Department of Interventional Radiology, General Hospital of Athens G Gennimatas, Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
We describe an innovative interventional technique for the repair of a postoperative enterocutaneous fistula (ECF). In the reported case, surgical repair of the ECF was contraindicated, while endoscopic closure was unsuccessful. Correction of this high-outflow fistula was achieved using an Amplatzer septal occluder, which was deployed under simultaneous fluoroscopic and endoscopic guidance. The use of an Amplatzer septal occluder should be taken into consideration when there is a need to treat high-outflow ECF in patients who cannot undergo surgery.
