Novel use of cap-assisted enteroscopy for detection of colorectal tumor in a patient with incarcerated inguinal hernia

Multiple reports have documented unsuspected ingui-nal hernias which result in difficulties during the colo-noscopic examinations of patients. In most cases, the colonoscopy can be delayed until a surgical consult has further evaluated the inguinal hernia. This case report documents a patient who re...

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Published inWorld journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy Vol. 6; no. 10; pp. 510 - 512
Main Authors Tan, Victoria Py, Wong, Ivan Wc, Lee, Yuk Tong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 16.10.2014
Subjects
Cap-assisted
carcinoma
Case Report
Cecal
colonoscopy
Enteroscope
Fluoroscopy
hernia
Inguinal
Enteroscope
Fluoroscopy
Inguinal hernia
Cecal carcinoma
Cap-assisted colonoscopy
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Summary:Multiple reports have documented unsuspected ingui-nal hernias which result in difficulties during the colo-noscopic examinations of patients. In most cases, the colonoscopy can be delayed until a surgical consult has further evaluated the inguinal hernia. This case report documents a patient who required a colonoscopy but surgical intervention for the detected inguinal hernia was not appropriate due to his co-morbid medical con-ditions. With the use of the combination of an entero-scope fitted with a cap and fluoroscopy, the inguinal hernia was able to be negotiated and the diagnosis of a cecal carcinoma was able to be confirmed.
Bibliography:Victoria PY Tan;Ivan WC Wong;Yuk Tong Lee;Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong;Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong;Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Author contributions: Tan VPY and Wong IWC wrote the manuscript and performed the literature search; Tan VPY and Lee YT reviewed and selected the images for publication; Lee YT performed the procedure and acquired the images for publication; Tan VPY, Lee YT and Wong IWC approved the final version for publication.
Correspondence to: Dr. Victoria PY Tan, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Room 803, Administrative Building, Hong Kong, China.vpytan@hku.hk
Telephone: +852-22554049 Fax: +852-28186474
ISSN:1948-5190
1948-5190
DOI:10.4253/wjge.v6.i10.510