[Colonoscopic dilator: a new instrument in the management of benign stenosis of the colon and rectum].
Experience with a colonoscope with a distal segment that allows for the incorporation of dilating olives of the Eder Puestow type is presented. 15 patients with the diagnosis of benign stenosis of the colon or rectum who suffered of abdominal pain and constipation were treated. In 13 patients it was possible to eliminate the patients symptoms. There where no complications. The dilating colonoscope is a valid, alternative in the management of stenosis of the colon and rectum.
Monserat
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Departamento de Vías Digestivas, Hospital Oncológico Padre Machado.
Fuentes
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Vir Gala
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Bianco
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N
Bronstein
M
M
Salazar
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J
Isern
A M
AM
Zaidman
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D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D020685:Colonoscopes; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004106:Dilatation / Q000295:instrumentation; D020776:Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*
Colonoscopio dilatador. Un nuevo instrumento en el manejo de las estenosis benignas de colon y recto.