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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Furukawa K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5140861 | biostudies-other | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 20161101 21
Endoscopic treatment for superficial non-ampullary duodenal tumors is technically difficult and challenging due to the anatomical characteristics of the duodenum. It is frequently complicated by procedural accidents, such as perforation. Surgical repair has long been the standard treatment for acute iatrogenic gastrointestinal perforation. However, endoscopic closure has recently emerged as an attractive alternative. In the patient presented herein, the over-the-scope-clipping system (OTSC syste ...[more]