Abstract |
Endoscopic decompression of the bowel in " toxic megacolon" is presented in two cases as an alternative procedure to Turnbull's technique using multiple bowel fistulas. In our opinion this technique seems to be a substantial improvement in the treatment of " toxic megacolon" and may even help to prevent ileotomy-colotomy in some cases.
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Authors | L Riedler, D Wohlgenannt, F Stoss, W Thaler, K W Schmid |
Journal | Surgical endoscopy
(Surg Endosc)
Vol. 3
Issue 1
Pg. 51-3
( 1989)
ISSN: 0930-2794 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 2711304
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Colitis, Ulcerative
(complications, therapy)
- Colonoscopy
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Megacolon, Toxic
(etiology, therapy)
- Middle Aged
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