ENDOSCOPIC CYSTGASTROSTOMY - ROLE OF ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY

We report a case of successful endoscopic cystgastrostomy guided by en doscopic ultrasound after an unsuccessful attempt at ''blind'' drainag e, Endoscopic drainage of pseudocysts without endoscopic ultrasonograp hy is an appropriate initial approach by experienced endoscopists in c arefully selected patients, In cases in which an intraluminal impressi on by the pseudocyst is not well visualized, or the conventional appro ach has not established drainage, endoscopic ultrasound provides excel lent localization for the therapeutic maneuver.