Side-viewing endoscope for colonic self-expandable metal stenting in patients with malignant colonic obstruction.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 21(5): 585-6, 2009 May.
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ABSTRACT
Malignant colon obstruction is a medical emergency and endoscopic decompression, achieved by self-expandable metal stent placement, has been broadly used for both palliation in patients with advanced, nonresectable carcinoma and as a bridge to surgery in those patients with resectable disease. We propose stent insertion assisted by a side-viewing endoscope, in sharply angulated and remarkably stenotic lesions located at the distal sigmoid. Endoscopists should consider, at least for lesions situated in the distal colon, the insertion of a side-viewing endoscope for stenting of technically difficult cases of malignant intestinal obstruction.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Stents
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Colonoscopios
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Obstrucción Intestinal
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia