Rendezvous endoscopy using a transillumination fashion as a feasible and safe alternative to endoscopic ultrasound-guided recanalization in case of complete anastomotic stricture

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jun 24;10(6):e5965. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5965. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Complete colorectal anastomotic strictures are rare and difficult to solve surgical complications. In case of failure of endoscopic ultrasound-guided recanalization (usually the first choice treatment), rendezvous maneuver using a transillumination fashion represents a feasible and safe procedure to reconstitute the completely obstructed colonic lumen.

Keywords: complete anastomotic stricture; endoscopic ultrasound‐guided recanalization; rendezvous endoscopy using a transillumination fashion; self‐expanding metallic stent.

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