Giant colonic mucocele following palliative surgery for metastatic adenocarcinoma

We report an unusual case of a giant colonic mucocele following ileo-sigmoid bypass surgery in a patient with advanced adenocarcinoma of the splenic flexure. The formation of a giant colonic mucocele resulted from distal splenic flexure obstruction due to tumour relapse and proximal caecal obstructi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ali, A, Krishnan, A, Rehman, S, Rao, VSR, Pearson, H J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011
Materias:
Colorectal Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24950564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.3.9
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Sumario:We report an unusual case of a giant colonic mucocele following ileo-sigmoid bypass surgery in a patient with advanced adenocarcinoma of the splenic flexure. The formation of a giant colonic mucocele resulted from distal splenic flexure obstruction due to tumour relapse and proximal caecal obstruction due to peritoneal disease with subsequent accumulation of mucus in the closed loop.

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