Background: The new dedicated stents for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal drainage of peri‑pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs) demonstrated optimal efficacy and safety profiles.
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the safety, technical and clinical success, and recurrence rate of PFCs drained with Lumen Apposing Metal Stent (LAMS) or Bi-Flanged Metal Stent (BFMS).
Methods: Data from a multicenter series of PFCs treated with LAMS or BFMS at 30 Italian centers during a 5-year period were retrieved. The rate of adverse events (AEs), technical success, clinical success, PFC recurrence were evaluated. To overcome biases, a 1-to-1 match was created using propensity score analysis.
Results: Out of 476 patients, 386 were treated with LAMS and 90 with BFMS, with a median follow-up of 290 days (95% CI 244 to 361). Using propensity score matching, 84 patients were assigned to each group. The incidence of AEs did not differ between the two stents (13.1% versus 15.5%, p = 0.29), mainly bleeding or recurrence rate (4.7% versus 3.5%, p = 1). Technical and clinical success in the BFMS and LAMS groups were 92% versus 95% (p = 0.36) and 91% versus 94% (p = 0.64), respectively.
Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that LAMS and BFMS have comparable safety profiles with similar technical and clinical success rates for EUS-guided PFC drainage.
Keywords: Bi-flanged metal stents; Lumen-apposing metal stents; Pancreatic fluid collection.
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