Post written by Mayank Goyal, MBBS, and Navtej Buttar, MD, from Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. A 51-year-old man presented with an iatrogenic gastro-entero-colonic fistula after incorrect deployment of a colonic stent that was initially intended to bypass a malignant stenosis at the splenic flexure. The stent was uncovered but fortunately migrated. However, the resulting fistula led to …
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Salvage therapy for colonic mechanical obstruction
Post written by Georgios Mavrogenis, MD, from the Endoscopy Department, Mediterraneo Hospital, Athens, Greece. This case illustrates the endoscopic management of a 7-cm-long obstruction of the distal colon that was not amenable to stenting, dilation, or surgery. The patient suffered from pseudo-diarrhea and gas retention. His abdomen was very distended and painful. CT scan and …
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