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- Title
The Pitfall of Relying on the Abdominal Radiograph to Determine Stent Function After Palliation of Malignant Colonic Obstruction Using a Self-Expanding Metal Stent.
- Authors
Lee, John G.; Leung, Joseph W.
- Abstract
Acute colonic stent malfunction was diagnosed in an 81-yr-old woman who underwent palliation of an obstructing rectosigmoid cancer, because abdominal radiography showed retained stool and barium. Surgery was avoided after colonoscopy showed that the inspissated barium and stool mixture was coating and not obstructing the colon. The barium and stool mixture was washed off using the water jet from a heat probe unit.
- Subjects
SURGICAL stents; SURGICAL instruments; BOWEL obstructions; COLON (Anatomy); COLONOSCOPY
- Publication
American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature), 2000, Vol 95, Issue 8, p2107
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.02274.x