Endoscopic palliative treatment using a metallic stent in a patient with an obstructive jejunal metastasis
A 42-year-old man, receiving palliative treatment for lung cancer, presented with hyperemesis, abdominal pain, and intestinal subocclusion. Endoscopy showed a large volume of liquid stasis and gastric lesions compatible with metastasis (Video 1, available at www.giejournal.org). Computed tomography revealed intussusception in the jejunal loop. Single-balloon endoscopy demonstrated multiple metastatic lesions throughout the small bowel. At the midjejunum level, a 5-cm vegetative lesion was found, which partially prevented the endoscope transposition.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Adriana Vaz Safatle-Ribeiro, Matheus Cavalcante Franco, Gabriela Ferreira Paduani, Marcelo Simas de Lima, Fauze Maluf-Filho Tags: VideoGIE Source Type: research
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