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Afferent loop obstruction induced by undigested food (phytobezoar) treated through endoscopic fragmentation with biopsy forceps: A case report

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Afferent loop obstruction (ALO) can occur as a complication of gastrectomy with Billroth II or Roux-en-Y reconstruction. Conventionally, emergent surgery was performed for most cases, while endoscopic procedures for elective cases have been reported more recently. We rep...

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Autores principales: Takayama, Noriya, Takagaki, Yusaku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10310906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37267790
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108365