Authors: TaeHyung Kim HoYoung Song Ji Hoon Shin In Kook Park Jin Hyoung Kim JinOh Lim Kyung Rae Kim Eugene K Choi
Publish Date: 2008/06/04
Volume: 18, Issue: 11, Pages: 2530-
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of a multifunctional gastrointestinal coil catheter for stent placement in 98 patients with colorectal strictures The catheter was used in 98 consecutive patients for stent placement in the rectum n = 24 rectosigmoid n = 13 sigmoid n = 38 descending n = 6 transverse n = 11 splenic flexure n = 3 hepatic flexure n = 2 and ascending n = 1 colon The catheter was made of a stainless steel coil 13 mm in inner diameter a 04mm nitinol wire a polyolefin tube and a hemostasis valve Usefulness of the catheter was evaluated depending on whether the catheter could pass a stricture over a guide wire and whether measurement of the stricture length was possible The passage of the catheter over a guide wire beyond the stricture was technically successful and well tolerated in 93 949 of 98 patients In the failed five patients it was not possible to negotiate the guide wire due to presence of nearly complete small bowel obstruction The average length of stricture was 615 cm range 3 cm to 20 cm in patients with the colorectal stricture There were no procedurerelated complications In conclusion the multifunctional coil catheter seems to be useful in colorectal stent placement
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