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Endoscopy 1983; 15(5): 327-328
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021546
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021546
Peranal Dilatation of a Postsurgical Colonic Stenosis by Means of a Flexible Endoscope
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Publication Date:
17 March 2008 (online)
Summary
Colonic stenosis following resection and end-to-end-anastomosis of the colon is observed in 2-5 % of all patients. The authors report that a patient with repeated episodes of colonic stenosis after resection of the sigmoid was successfully treated with an Eder-Puestow dilatator by means of a flexible endoscope.
Key words:
Postsurgical colonic stenosis - Peranal dilatation - Flexible endoscope