1.Successful management of colonic perforation with a covered metal stent.
Sang Woo KIM ; Wook Hyun LEE ; Jin Soo KIM ; Ha Nee LEE ; Soo Jung KIM ; Seok Jong LEE
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2013;28(6):715-717
Self-expandable stents are widely available for the treatment of perforation of the gastrointestinal tract. Because of the risk of migration, there has been no report of the use of self-expandable stents for the treatment of perforation of the colon or rectum. This is a report of successful treatment of iatrogenic colonic perforation during balloon dilatation of anastomotic stricture with a fully covered stent. Fully covered, self-expandable metallic stents can be considered useful tools for management of this condition.
Aged, 80 and over
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Colon/*injuries/pathology/radiography
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Colonic Diseases/diagnosis/*therapy
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Dilatation/*adverse effects
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Humans
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*Iatrogenic Disease
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Intestinal Obstruction/diagnosis/*therapy
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Intestinal Perforation/diagnosis/etiology/*therapy
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Male
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*Metals
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Prosthesis Design
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Sigmoidoscopy
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*Stents
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Treatment Outcome
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Wound Healing