Endoscopic approaches for palliation of luminal gastrointestinal obstruction

Douglas G. Adler, Shehzad N. Merwat

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Abstract

Much of the workload of a typical gastroenterologist is devoted to screening patients for gastrointestinal malignancies. Efforts such as colorectal cancer screening via colonoscopy and endoscopic surveillance of patients with Barrett's esophagus are widespread and widely endorsed. In recent years, the armamentarium of endoscopy has broadened considerably and now affords physicians a variety of nonsurgical means to palliate malignant obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract. This article reviews endoscopic techniques to treat malignant esophageal, biliary, small bowel, and colonic obstruction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)65-82
Number of pages18
JournalGastroenterology Clinics of North America
Volume35
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gastroenterology

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