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Lower gastrointestinal bleeding from ileostomy takedown site 2 years after operation
Todd A Ponsky1, Leonard Brzozowski, Michael Sivak
1Department of Surgery, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC 20008, USA.
Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques
|February 25, 2003
Abstract:
This case involves a 31-year-old man who presented with lower gastrointestinal bleeding from a perianastomotic ulcer 2 years after surgery. This report reviews the literature and suggests that perianastomotic ulcers may be underrecognized as delayed complications of side-to-side small bowel anastomosis. This report also demonstrates the value of push enteroscopy via the rectum in making the diagnosis.