Placement of stents in proximal colonic obstructions using a percutaneous retroperitoneal colostomy.
In cases of proximal colonic obstruction, the long distances and the tortuosity of the distal bowel make it difficult to advance and position the stent in the target lesion. We report 2 cases of stent placement for malignant obstruction of the proximal colon in which access was obtained through percutaneous retroperitoneal colostomy. In these cases, we initially tried to place a stent through the rectum under endoscopic guidance, but it was not possible to reach the lesion. We then decided to cross the lesion through percutaneous puncture of the retroperitoneum. The procedures were completed without complications and the patients' symptoms improved. A percutaneous retroperitoneal approach for the deployment of colonic stents has not been described earlier in the literature. We suggest that our technique provides an alternative means of colonic decompression in cases in which conventional retrograde methods fail to provide acceptable palliation in nonsurgical candidates.
Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Jun Seok
JS
Park
Beom Gyu
BG
Kim
In Taik
IT
Chang
Yoo Shin
YS
Choi
Byung Kook
BK
Kwak
Hyung Jin
HJ
Shim
Hyun Ho
HH
Kim
Jin Soo
JS
Kim
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003125:Colostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D015607:Stents