AIM Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) guided pancreatic pseudocysts drainage is an ideal therapeuticprocedure. We perform it in just one step by using the self-made drainage stent.ETHODS We made an aperture at the tip of the needle outer sheath, and tied the outer sheath with theself-made stent by suture. EUS-guided pancreatic pseudocysts drainage was performed in five patients. Nopatient had visible endosmotic bulge on the gastrointestinal wall. Mean pseudocyst diameter was 4.5 cm(pancreatic head 1, body 2, tail 4). We determined the optimal site for puncture and advanced the needlyand stent into cyst. Taking out the needle made the stent separated from the sheath.RESULTS No hemorrhage happened among these patients. One patient suffering from fever up to 40℃recovered within two days after operation. All the cysts diminished insige after 7 days and resolvedcompletely after 6.8 weeks in average. Cyst resolution was accompanied by symptomatic improvement in allpatients. During a follow-up of 6 months no cyst recurred.CONCLUSION EUS-guided drainage of pseudocysts is a safe and effective procedure, which performs thejust in one process and diminishes the patients' distness.

Objective.It was suggested that coronary stent design and coating may affect stent performance and hence induce varying degrees of thrombogenesis and neointimal hyperplasia.The purpose of this study is to compare the 6 month follow up results between old and new Multilink stents with the method of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging.Methods.We have performed old (n=40) and new (n=35) Multilink stent implantations on 75 patients with coronary artery disease.Coronary angiography was performed before,immediately after,and 6 months after the in stent procedure respectively.Six month follow up IVUS imaging was performed and analyzed off line.Results.Minimal lumen cross sectional area (CSA) of new Multilink stents was significantly larger than that of old Multilink stents (P=0.0053).Mean stent lumen area of new Multilink stents was significantly larger than that of old Multilink stents (P=0.040).Similarly,minimal lumen diameter (MLD) of new Multilink stents was larger than that of old Multilink stents (P= 0.011).Old Multilink stents had a higher percentage of plaque area than new Multilink stents.Conclusion.The new Multilink stent is obviously superior to old Multilink stents,in particular,in the stent MLD and lumen CSA- - major determinants of the restenosis.