Obscure Overt Gastrointestinal Bleeding Secondary to Ventral Hernioplasty Mesh Small Bowel Perforation Visualized With Video Capsule Endoscopy

We report a case of a 79-year-old female presenting with hematemesis and melena 9 years after ventral hernioplasty with mesh. After initial normal endoscopy and colonoscopy, video capsule endoscopy revealed a metallic wire mesh perforating the jejunum. Abdominal computed tomography did not identify...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mendez-Ishizaki, Yumi, Parra, Javier L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5171936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28008400
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2016.140

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5171936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28008400
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2016.140

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