1. [Late ischemic stricture following anterior rectal resection].
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Zuloaga J, Arias-Díaz J, Fernández-Díez S, Balibrea JM, and Balibrea JL
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- Aged, Humans, Male, Time Factors, Colitis, Ischemic complications, Colonic Diseases diagnosis, Colonic Diseases etiology, Intestinal Obstruction diagnosis, Intestinal Obstruction etiology, Postoperative Complications diagnosis, Postoperative Complications etiology, Rectum surgery
- Abstract
A considerable incidence of colonic strictures after oncologic low anterior resections has been reported. The present paper describes a colonic stricture 5 years after the surgery, and not related to radiotherapy, that required a challenging differential diagnosis with local recurrence of rectal cancer. The role of endoscopy in the management of this condition is discussed. more...
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- 2008
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