Art in Endoscopy: Bridge over anastomotic stoma

This image is from a patient who had undergone laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy 2 years previously for low-differentiation gastric adenocarcinoma. A large and thick mucosal bridge was found above the anastomotic stoma. Reality is this shore, the ideal is the other shore. The bridge at least means hope and success, no matter where it appears.

Fig. 1 A large thick mucosal bridge structure above an anastomotic stoma.

Jingyu Zhu, Liang Liu, Xingjie Shen, Xiaoyan Zhu

Department of Gastroenterology, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University; Jinan Central Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University. Jinan, China

Publication History

Article published online:
26 October 2021