Management of the obstructed left colon by the one-stage intracolonic bypass procedure.
Six patients with left-sided colonic obstruction were treated by immediate resection and anastomosis using the intraluminal bypass procedure. There was no mortality or clinical anastomotic leakage. The technique provides an alternative to staged management of left-sided colonic obstruction.
Keane
P F
PF
Department of Surgery, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, United Kingdom.
Ohri
S K
SK
Wood
C B
CB
Sackier
J M
JM
D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007440:Intubation / Q000295:instrumentation; D007840:Latex; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery
D007840:Latex