Abstract:INTRODUCTION:With the implementation of bowel cancer screening programmes, more and more colonic polyps are detected, requiring hot biopsies or resections with an attendant risk of perforation. Laparoscopy is increasingly performed for assessing colonoscopic perforations, usually repaired by stitching or stapling, which is associated with a risk of a leak from the suture line.CASE REPORT:We describe a novel approach of laparoscopic exteriorisation of a delayed colonoscopic perforation which resolved without an… Show more
“…[1] The concept may sound novel but lacks sound surgical foundations to be advocated as a technique.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…I read with keen interest the article entitled “Laparoscopic perforostomy for treating a delayed colonoscopic perforation: Novel approach”. [ 1 ] The concept may sound novel but lacks sound surgical foundations to be advocated as a technique.…”
“…[1] The concept may sound novel but lacks sound surgical foundations to be advocated as a technique.…”
mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…I read with keen interest the article entitled “Laparoscopic perforostomy for treating a delayed colonoscopic perforation: Novel approach”. [ 1 ] The concept may sound novel but lacks sound surgical foundations to be advocated as a technique.…”
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