International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention (Oct 2022)

Use of metallic stents in the management of stenotic bowel stomas

  • Mohammad Arabi,
  • Hasan Aljaziri,
  • Mohammed Rashid Akhtar,
  • Tim Fotheringham

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18528/ijgii220008
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 4
pp. 201 – 203

Abstract

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Bowel stoma stenosis resulting in bowel obstruction can be managed conservatively by dietary changes, or by surgical revision of the stenotic/retracted stoma. Metallic stent placement is a minimally invasive procedure that can help alleviate symptoms and obviate the need for surgical interventions, especially in non-surgical candidates or patients with progressive malignant obstruction. This report demonstrates the use of image-guided metallic stent placement in patients with stenotic stomas due to different underlying pathologies.

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