Iatrogenic perforation at therapeutic colonoscopy: Should the endoscopist attempt closure using endoclips or transfer immediately to surgery? [3]

Endoscopy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 428-

  Taku, K ^a   Sano, Y ^a   Fu, K I ^a   Saito, Y ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIP; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPIC MUCOSAL RESECTION; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; JAPAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

COLON; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; DECISION MAKING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; RUPTURE;

EID: 33646144458     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925248     Document Type: Letter

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