Endoscopic incision of a rectal anastomotic fistula wall following pancolectomy with ileorectal anastomosis

Endoscopy 2012; 44(S 02): E69-E70
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291569

Unusual cases and technical notes

Z. Liu

¹Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center, Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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C. Li

¹Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center, Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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J. Wang

²Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Y. Liu

¹Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center, Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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