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SUBMITTER: Staudenmann D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8891873 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Therapeutic advances in gastrointestinal endoscopy 20220101
Acute gastrointestinal perforations occur either from spontaneous or iatrogenic causes. However, particular attention should be made in acute iatrogenic perforations as timely diagnosis and endoscopic closure prevent morbidity and mortality. With the increasing use of diagnostic endoscopy and advances in therapeutic endoscopy worldwide, the endoscopist must be able to recognize and manage perforations. Depending on the size and location of the defect, a variety of endoscopic clips, stents, and s ...[more]