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10.1016/j.vgie.2024.04.004
Original Article
Successful peroral cholangioscopic extraction of migrated endovascular coils into the bile ducts 2 years following right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm endovascular treatment
Hakiza Landry MD 12
Widmer Lucien MD 3
Liu Ken MD, PhD 4
Frei Cyrille MD 56
Burgmann Konstantin MD 56
Seibold Frank MD, PhD 56
Matter Christoph MD 56
Staudenmann Dominic MD 56
1 Gastroenterology Service Intesto, Bern, Switzerland
2 Gastroenterology Service Intesto, Hôpital Fribourgeois, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
3 Department of Radiology, Hôpital Fribourgeois, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
4 AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Center, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Australia
5 Gastroenterology Service Intesto, Bern, Switzerland
6 Gastroenterology Service Intesto, Hôpital Fribourgeois, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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PAH pseudoaneurysms of the hepatic artery
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Pseudoaneurysms of the hepatic artery (PAH) are uncommon and occur primarily as a adverse event of trauma (accidental or iatrogenic, such as liver drainage or liver biopsy).1 On rare occasions, hepatic abscesses have been implicated in the genesis of PAH.2,3 Proper identification of PAH and subsequent intervention via embolization has demonstrated favorable outcomes. However, embolization coils have been reported to undergo migration to diverse anatomical sites, including the stomach, ileo-cecal valve, duodenum, rectum, pancreas, and urinary tract, consequently leading to delayed adverse events, as evidenced in several documented case reports.4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 The presented video displays a case of coils that eroded from a hepatic artery aneurysm into the biliary tree.

A 66-year-old female patient known for acute myeloid leukemia underwent coil embolization for a hepatic pseudoaneurysm that had arisen after multiple percutaneous drainages of hepatic abscesses (Fig. 1). Six months after coil embolization, the patient developed a systemic fungal infection with Rhizomucor species. Due to persistent recurrence of fungal infection over several months, despite administering a regimen consisting of amphotericin B, anidulafungin, and subsequently isavuconazole, an abdominal CT scan was performed. The imaging findings showed a substantial reduction in the size of hepatic abscesses, with a residual heterogeneous area noted in segment 8. Notably, the CT scan also demonstrated dilatation of the common bile duct (CBD) and the right bile duct, with important artifacts in the hepatic hilum attributed to the presence of coils (Fig. 2).Figure 1 Post-embolization control with coil placement in depicted pseudoaneurysms (black and white arrows) and dilated right hepatic biliary ducts (asterisk).

Figure 2 Coronal CT image showing coils at hepatic hilum (black arrow) and dilatation of right lobe bile ducts upstream of coils (arrowheads).

Given these observations, the patient was referred to our Gastroenterology department for an elective ERCP. The ERCP procedure revealed CBD obstruction concomitant with the presence of coils (Fig. 3). The initial attempt to extract the coils via ERCP using papillotomy and balloon proved unsuccessful. Consequently, an ERCP with a cholangioscope (Spyglass, SpyScope DS 2; Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Mass, USA) was conducted a few days later, showing the migrated coils within the CBD and the right bile ducts (Fig. 4; Video 1, available online at www.videogie.org). The coils were extracted with special forceps (SpyBite; Boston Scientific) (Figs. 5 and 6; Video 1). Given the substantial thickness of the coils, the cholangioscope with the coils had to be completely removed through the duodenoscope. We then succeeded in achieving a normal cholangiogram at the end of the procedure (Fig. 7; Video 1). All coils in the bile ducts could be removed but some coils remained in the liver parenchyma (Fig. 3). The patient was discharged from the hospital and remained asymptomatic.Figure 3 ERCP images before and after extraction of a coil having migrated from hepatic artery to common hepatic duct. Coil positions (white arrows) and some coils remained in liver parenchyma.

Figure 4 Visualization of coils impacted in the common bile duct during cholangioscopy.

Figure 5 Extraction of coils with SpyBite Biopsy Forceps.

Figure 6 Extracted coils from the bile ducts after successful removal.

Figure 7 Common hepatic duct after removal of the coils.

No intraprocedural or periprocedural adverse events were observed, and the patient was discharged a few hours later in an asymptomatic state with complete coil extraction. Upon the 1-month follow-up assessment, the patient remains asymptomatic, and liver enzyme levels have completely normalized.

Coil migration into the CBD is a rare occurrence, historically necessitating surgical intervention. In the past published cases, coils have been removed by percutaneous cholangioscopy or by surgery.12,15

In this video case presentation, we illustrate the effective retrieval of migrated coils through a cholangioscopic approach. The application of SpyBite Biopsy Forceps proved very useful to remove migrated endovascular coils while avoiding complex surgery associated with a high risk of adverse events.

Disclosure

The authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

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