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Endoscopic Transcolonic Catheter-Free Pelvic Abscess Drainage
Author(s) -
Halil Alış,
Aliye Soylu,
Kemal Dolay,
Erşan Aygün
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2008/848737
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , percutaneous , drainage , abscess , natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery , catheter , laparoscopy , ecology , biology
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery is a novel therapeutic method in development that uses different routes of surgical approach. The use of various methods, instruments and accessories during this procedure are currently being investigated. A case of appendicitis-related intra-abdominal abscess that was resolved by a transcolonic endoscopic approach using a wide-channel colonoscope with the help of precut and standard sphincterotome without radiological percutaneous drainage is presented.

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