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  • Gastroenterology
  • Oncology
  • Colorectal Surgery

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  • Malignant colorectal obstruction is a severe complication of advanced cancers.
  • Rectal metastases from gastric cancer are uncommon but can cause luminal narrowing.
  • Foreign body ingestion is frequent, but complications arise when lodging in pathological strictures.

Observation:

  • A patient presented with acute malignant colonic obstruction.
  • The obstruction was caused by a foreign body impacted within a rectal metastasis from gastric cancer.
  • This represents a rare clinical scenario combining metastasis and foreign body impaction.

Findings:

  • Endoscopic removal of the impacted foreign body was successful.
  • Complete resolution of colonic obstruction symptoms was achieved post-removal.
  • This intervention successfully avoided the need for surgical intervention or palliative stenting.

Implications:

  • Highlights the importance of thorough endoscopic evaluation of malignant colorectal strictures.
  • Emphasizes ruling out foreign body impaction before considering stenting for obstruction.
  • Demonstrates a minimally invasive approach for managing specific types of malignant colonic obstruction.