- Successful removal of a foreign body by endoscopic balloon dilatation at the colonic stricture.
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Chang Jo Im, Ji Hoon Na, Hyun Sik Kim, Sung Sam Ha, Yoo Li Lim, Ji Hyeon Lee, Hee Kyoung Choi, Hee Man Kim
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Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2016;33(1):29-32. Published online June 30, 2016
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2016.33.1.29
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- Most ingested foreign bodies pass readily throughout intestinal tract if they reach the stomach. In some cases, foreign bodies may be impacted behind a luminal constriction but are rare in colon. Here, we report the case of a 59-year-old man who did laparoscopic anterior resection due to sigmoid colon cancer 2 years ago and ischemic colitis was repeated on the anastomosis site. He initially presented with symptoms of abdominal pain 3 months before and melena 1 day before admission. Abdomen computerized tomography showed a 3.2 cm segment of luminal narrowing of the proximal colon involving upstream foreign material stasis. Sigmoidoscopic approaches revealed near complete obstruction on the anal verge of 20 cm and scope passing failed. Balloon dilatations were done on the obstruction site four times all and a foreign body impacted above the obstruction site was removed by an alligator without any complications. The foreign body removed looks like plastic or a shell, about 20 mm in size.
- An Unusual Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Gastrocolic Fistula Caused by Colon Cancer Invasion.
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Jeong Hyeon Cho, In Tae Kim, Jin Yi Choi, Song Wook Chun, Beo Deul Kang, Sang Kyun Bae, Hee Man Kim, Ji Sun Song
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Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2013;30(1):43-46. Published online June 30, 2013
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2013.30.1.43
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- Gastrocolic fistula is a fistulous communication between the stomach and the colon. It is a passage between the gastric epithelium and the colonic epithelium. This uncommon complication is caused by benign and malignant diseases of the stomach or the colon. Its clinical manifestations include weight loss, diarrhea and fecal vomiting; occasionally, anemia, poor oral intake, fatigue and dizziness; and very rarely, gastrointestinal bleeding. In this paper, an unusual case of gastrocolic fistula accompanied by hematochezia, which was revealed to have been caused by colon cancer invasion, is described.
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