Endoscopic treatment of large gastric leaks after gastrectomy using the combination of double pigtail drains crossing a covered stent.

Background: Endoscopy is the gold standard for the treatment of postoperative gastric leaks (GL). Large fistulas are associated with high rate of treatment failure. The objective of this study was to assess the clinical efficacy of a combining technique using a covered stent (CS) crossing through pigtails (PDs) for large postsurgical GL leaks.

Safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the pediatric population: a multicenter study.

Introduction: The aims of this retrospective multicenter study were to assess the technical success and adverse events of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures in children in French and Belgian centers.

Methods: All children aged 1 day to 17 years who underwent ERCP between January 2008 and March 2019 in 15 tertiary care hospitals were retrospectively included.

Results: 271 children underwent 470 ERCP procedures.