Palliative treatment of an enterorectal fistula with a covered metallic stent.
In patients with recurrent colorectal cancer, the development of fistulae presents a difficult therapeutic problem. The traditional surgical approach of resection and intestinal diversion may not always be appropriate in those with disseminated or terminal disease. We present the successful use of a covered esophageal stent to occlude an enterorectal rectal fistula in a patient with recurrent inoperable colonic carcinoma.
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Department of Radiology, Furness General Hospital, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, UK. Nigel.Grunshaw@Tesco.net
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D000368:Aged; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D010166:Palliative Care; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed