Table 3.
Summary of major studies on EUS-guided drainage of liver abscess
| Study | Year of publication | Number of cases | Location of Abscess | Approach - TG/TH/TE | Endoprosthesis for drainage | Complication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seewald et al.[127] | 2005 | 1 | Left lobe | TG | Plastic catheter | None |
| Ang et al.[129] | 2009 | 1 | Left lobe | TG | Plastic stent | None |
| Noh et al.[130] | 2010 | 3 | Left lobe | TG | Plastic stent | None |
| Itoi et al.[131] | 2011 | 2 | 1 left lobe 1 caudate lobe |
TD | Plastic stent | None |
| Keohane et al.[132] | 2011 | 2 | Caudate lobe (2) | TG | Plastic stent | None |
| Ivanina et al.[133] | 2012 | 1 | Caudate lobe | TG | Plastic catheter | Catheter traversing the esophagus leading to paraesophageal collection-managed conservatively |
| Medrado et al.[134] | 2013 | 1 | Left lobe | TG | SEMS | Stent migration in the abscess 2 weeks, 10Fr DPS inserted within SEMS, entire assembly removed at 8 weeks |
| Alcaide et al.[135] | 2013 | 1 | Left lobe | TG | LAMS | None |
| Kawakami et al.[136] | 2014 | 1 | Left lobe | TG | BFMS | None |
| Koizumi et al.[137] | 2015 | 1 | Left lobe | TG | Plastic catheter | None |
| Kodama et al.[138] | 2015 | 1 | Left lobe | TG | Plastic catheter later replaced by SEMS | None |
| Ogura et al.[139] | 2016 | 8 | Left lobe 6 Right lobe 2 |
TG 6 TD 2 |
SEMS with plastic stent within | None |
| Tonozuka et al.[140] | 2015 | 7 | Left lobe 6 Right lobe 1 |
TG 6 TD 1 |
SEMS | None |
| Yamamoto et al.[141] | 2017 | 1 | Right lobe | TD | Plastic catheter | None |
| Carbajo et al.[142] | 2019 | 9 | Left lobe 3 Right lobe 6 |
TG 3 TD 6 |
SEMS | 1 bleed and 1 perforation - managed conservatively |
| Rana et al.[143] | 2020 | 14 | Left lobe 11 Caudate lobe 3 |
TG 10 TE 4 |
Plastic stent | 1 repeat procedure and exchange of stent |
| Chandra and Chandra[144] | 2021 | 3 | Caudate lobe 1 Left lobe 2 |
TG | Plastic stent | None |
| Molinario et al.[145] | 2021 | 1 | Left lobe | TG | LAMS with plastic stent within | None |
TG: Transgastric; TD: Transduodenal; TE: Transesophageal; SEMS: Self expanding metal stent; LAMS: Lumen apposing metal stents; BFMS: Bi-flanged metal stent; 10Fr DPS: 7-French double-pigtail stent