Intraluminal migration of a spacer with small bowel obstruction: a case report of rare complication

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The spacer placement is a prevalent procedure to separate the surrounding normal tissues from locally recurrent rectal tumor before the application of radiotherapy. However, complications could occur due to the foreign nature of the spacer. This report describes...

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Main Authors: Ogino Takayuki, Sekimoto Mitsugu, Nishimura Junichi, Takemasa Ichiro, Mizushima Tsunekazu, Ikeda Masataka, Yamamoto Hirofumi, Doki Yuichiro, Mori Masaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/10/1/30