Colonic obstruction caused by endometriosis solved with a colonic stent as a bridge to surgery

Navajas-Laboa M, Maria Navajas-Laboa, Aitor Orive-Calzada, Aitor Orive, Orive-Calzada A, Aitor Landaluce, Landaluce A, Zabalza-Estevez I, Iñaki Zabalza-Estevez, José Alejandro Larena, Jose Alejandro Larena, Larena JA, Juan Antonio Arévalo-Serna, Arévalo-Serna JA, Bridet L, Lionel Bridet, López-López M, Maria López-López, Soraya Torres-Burgos, Torres-Burgos S, Bernal-Martínez A, Antonio Bernal-Martínez, Jose Luis Cabriada-Nuño, José Luis Cabriada
Arab journal of gastroenterology : the official publication of the Pan-Arab Association of Gastroenterology · 2015 · vol. 16(1) , pp. 33–35 · doi:10.1016/j.ajg.2014.10.004 · PMID:25791032 · W2079964721
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This case report details the successful use of a colonic stent as a temporary measure to relieve a patient's colonic obstruction caused by endometriosis, bridging the gap before definitive surgical intervention.

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Self-expanding metal stents are an established treatment for malignant colon strictures, either as palliative treatment or as a bridge to later surgery. Little data exist regarding the use of stents for benign obstructions and the rate of subsequent complications related to the procedure is high. After reviewing the existing literature, we found only one case of stent placement in an intestinal obstruction caused by endometriosis, as a bridge to surgery. The use of prostheses in benign disease has a higher rate of complications such as stent migration and gut perforation. Such complications are even more likely to happen when the stent has been placed as a bridge to surgery and it is delayed for more than 7 days. This is the case of a young woman presenting an acute intestinal obstruction related to endometrioma. Stent placement was used in this case as a bridge to surgery with successful results.

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endometriosis

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Colectomy Colonic Diseases Colonic Diseases Intestinal Obstruction Intestinal Obstruction Stents Abdominal Pain Abdominal Pain Abdominal Pain Adult Colectomy Colonic Diseases Colonic Diseases Emergency Service, Hospital Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Follow-Up Studies Humans

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