title: Successful interventional dilatation of a complicated stricture of the anastomotic colon: report of a case.
abstract: Colonic anastomotic strictures are usually secondary to ischemia, leakage, inflammation, or hemorrhage at the anastomotic line. Several techniques for stricture dilation including endoscopic and radiologic dilation have been reported to avoid surgery. However, if colonic strictures are more than 1 cm long and the diameter is <5 mm, surgery is usually necessary. We describe the combined use of bougie, stent, and endoscopic techniques in successful dilation of a complicated anastomotic stricture of the colon, with a length of 5 cm with angulation and a diameter of <5 mm.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, School of Medicine, Wakayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirono
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Katsunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takifuji
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.forename: Masaji
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tani
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamaue
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004106:Dilatation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents