Scientific publications
Clinical and technical outcomes of patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy using 20-mm vs. 15-mm lumen-apposing metal stents
Michael Bejjani 1 , Bachir Ghandour 1 , Jose Carlos Subtil 2 , Belén Martínez-Moreno 3 , Reem Z Sharaiha 4 , Rabindra R Watson 5 , Thomas E Kowalski 6 , Petros C Benias 7 , Matthew T Huggett 8 , Tobias Weber 9 , Lionel S D'Souza 10 , Andrea Anderloni 11 , Michael Lajin 12 , Harshit S Khara 13 , Khanh Do-Cong Pham 14 , Douglas Pleskow 15 , Carlo Fabbri 16 , Jose M Nieto 17 , Nikhil A Kumta 18 , Rishi Pawa 19 , Manol Jovani 1 , Mouen A Khashab 1 , EUS-GE Study Group
Background
Most studies on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) for palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) utilized a 15-mm lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS). More recently, a 20-mm LAMS has become available. This study aimed to compare rates of technical and clinical success and adverse events (AEs) in patients undergoing EUS-GE using a 20-mm vs. 15-mm LAMS.
Methods
Patients who underwent EUS-GE with 15-mm or 20-mm LAMS for malignant GOO during the period from January 2018 to October 2020 were included. The primary outcome was clinical success, defined as an increase in the gastric outlet obstruction score (GOOS) by at least 1 point during follow-up. Secondary outcomes were technical success, maximum tolerated diet, re-intervention rate, and rate/severity of AEs.
Results
267 patients (mean age 67 years, 43 % women) with malignant GOO from 19 centers underwent EUS-GE. Clinical success rates were similar for the 15-mm and 20-mm stents (89.2 % [95 %CI 84.2 %–94.2 %] vs. 84.1 % [77.4%–90.6 %], respectively). However, a significantly higher proportion of patients in the 20-mm group tolerated a soft solid/complete diet at the end of follow-up (91.2 % [84.4 %–95.7 %] vs. 81.2 % [73.9 %–87.2 %], P = 0.04). Overall, AEs occurred in 33 patients (12.4 % [8.4 %–16.3 %]), with similar rates for 15-mm and 20-mm stents (12.8 % [7.5 %–18.2 %] vs. 11.8 % [6 %–17.6 %]), including incidence of severe/fatal AEs (2 % [0.4 %–5.8 %] vs. 3.4 % [0.9 %–8.4 %]).
Conclusions
The 20-mm and 15-mm LAMS show similar safety and efficacy for patients undergoing EUS-GE for malignant GOO. The 20-mm LAMS allows a more advanced diet and is, thus preferred for EUS-GE.
CITATION Endoscopy 2022 Jul;54(7):680-687. doi: 10.1055/a-1654-6914. Epub 2021 Sep 27