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Endoscopy 1987; 19: 43-46
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018308
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Palliative and Pre-operative Endoscopic Neodymium-YAG Laser Treatment of Colorectal Carcinoma

P. Kiefhaber, F. Huber, K. Kiefhaber
  • Stadtkrankenhaus Traunstein - Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Traunstein
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Using endoscopic neodymium-YAG laser application permits successful treatment of ulcerated bleeding cancer. Further, palliative, ablative laser irradiation of tumors in inoperable patients avoids obstruction.

Pre-operative recanalization of obstructive colorectal cancer causing ileus or subileus permits pre-operative orthograde bowel lavage as well as total colonoscopy, thus converting emergency surgery with staged procedures or intra-operative colon lavage into normal elective primary resection with all preoperative diagnostic and treatment modalities.

Key words:

Operative endoscopy - Obstruction of colorectal cancer - Nd:YAG laser recanalization