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Fig. 8

From: Endoscopic stenting of malignant, benign and iatrogenic colorectal disorders: a primer for radiologists

Fig. 8

Delayed relief of LBO during bridge-to-surgery stenting of CRC. Initial CT (a) shows luminal dilatation (*) above a stricturing tumour of the sigmoid colon (arrowhead, note shouldering). Early radiograph (b) shows persistent colonic dilatation despite correct placement of the SEMS (thick arrow) at the site of CRC. The patient experienced slow clinical and radiographic improvement and had neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by resection of pT3N2 cancer with primary anastomosis. Note suture on early postoperative CT (c) performed to exclude anastomotic dehiscence

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