Usefulness of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy on suspicion of an iatrogenic sigmoid perforation caused by an aorto-bifemoral prosthetic bypass

B. Mangiavillano; G. Mezzi; P. A. Testoni

doi:10.1055/s-2007-995799

Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Endoscopy 2008; 40: E170
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-995799

Unusual cases and technical notes

Usefulness of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy on suspicion of an iatrogenic sigmoid perforation caused by an aorto-bifemoral prosthetic bypass

B. Mangiavillano¹ , G. Mezzi¹ , P. A. Testoni¹

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

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B. Mangiavillano, MD

Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

University Vita-Salute San Raffaele

Scientific Institute San Raffaele

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