de Jong M, van Delft F, Roozen C, van Geenen EJ, Bisseling T, Siersema P, Bruno M. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs before endoscopic ultrasound guided tissue acquisition to reduce the incidence of post procedural pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2024; 30(8): 811-816 [PMID: 38516233 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i8.811]
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Mike de Jong, MD, MSc, Research Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, 10 Geert Grooteplein Zuid, Nijmegen 6525 GA, Netherlands. mike.dejong@radboudumc.nl
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2024; 30(8): 811-816 Published online Feb 28, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i8.811
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs before endoscopic ultrasound guided tissue acquisition to reduce the incidence of post procedural pancreatitis
Mike de Jong, Foke van Delft, Christine Roozen, Erwin-Jan van Geenen, Tanya Bisseling, Peter Siersema, Marco Bruno
Mike de Jong, Foke van Delft, Christine Roozen, Erwin-Jan van Geenen, Tanya Bisseling, Peter Siersema, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen 6525 GA, Netherlands
Peter Siersema, Marco Bruno, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam 3015 GD, Netherlands
Author contributions: de Jong M drafted the manuscript; van Delft F, Roozen C, van Geenen EJ, Bisseling T, Siersema P, and Bruno M edited the manuscript to the final version.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Mike de Jong, MD, MSc, Research Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, 10 Geert Grooteplein Zuid, Nijmegen 6525 GA, Netherlands. mike.dejong@radboudumc.nl
Received: November 24, 2023 Peer-review started: November 24, 2023 First decision: December 15, 2023 Revised: December 22, 2023 Accepted: January 22, 2024 Article in press: January 22, 2024 Published online: February 28, 2024
Abstract
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with fine needle aspiration or fine needle biopsy is the gold standard for sampling tissue to diagnose pancreatic cancer and autoimmune pancreatitis or to analyze cyst fluid. The most common reported adverse event of fine needle aspiration and/or fine needle biopsy is acute pancreatitis, which is likely induced by the same pathophysiological mechanisms as after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). According to the current European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are administered prior to ERCP as a scientifically proven treatment to reduce post-ERCP pancreatitis incidence rate. A single suppository of diclofenac or indomethacin prior to EUS guided tissue acquisition (TA) is harmless in healthy adults. Since it is associated with low costs and, most important, may prevent a dreadsome complication, we strongly recommend the administration of 100 mg diclofenac rectally prior to EUS-TA. We will explain this recommendation in more detail in this review as well as the risk and pathophysiology of post-EUS TA pancreatitis.
Core Tip: Post-endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) pancreatitis has an incidence of 1%-2%. Literature on the effectiveness of diclofenac in preventing a post-EUS-tissue acquisition (TA) pancreatitis is scarce. Based on the pathophysiological mechanism, which is nearly the same in both post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and post-EUS pancreatitis, diclofenac could be effective as prophylaxis of post-EUS-TA pancreatitis. There are several arguments in favor of administration, such as the cost-effective prevention of post-EUS-TA pancreatitis, which could have potentially disastrous consequences. A single suppository of diclofenac has limited side effects. In conclusion, administration of diclofenac prior to EUS-TA procedure should be strongly advised to prevent post-EUS-TA pancreatitis.
