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Endoscopy 1989; 21(2): 86-88
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1012907
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Endostomy: A New Approach to Small-Bowel Endoscopy

E. Frimberger, F. Hagenmüller, M. Classen
  • II. Medizinische Klinik der TU München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, München, FRG
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Publication Date:
17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A percutaneous access to the gastrointestinal hollow organs created by new endostomy tubes permits diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy in particular of the small intestine. A case of a patient with chronic gastrointestinal bleeding of hitherto unknown origin, in whom enteroscopy and electrocoagulation of an angioma in the lower jejunum was performed, is presented.

Key words:

Ceco-endostomy - Cecostomy - Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding - Endostoma - Endostomy - Endostomy-probe - Enteroscopy - Gastrostomy - Ileo-endostomy - Jejuno-endostomy - Small-intestinal endoscopy

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