A case report of colonic stent placement without X-ray control in the COVID-19 era: a practical method or a mistake?

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the recent 2-year quarantine, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic changed the course of medical treatment and posed some new challenges to the care of particularly vulnerable oncology patients. Despite the re-purposing of The Second University Clinic (Sechenov University), we still admitted many patients with colonic obstruction. The endoscopic unit was situated in a separate facility, but due to the intensive use of all of our X-ray equipment for COVID-19 patients, the question arose about the possibility of placing a stent without fluoroscopic control. Here, we present the first case report of colonic stent placement without X-ray guidance.

Case description

An 81-year-old woman was admitted in January 2021 with clinical signs of colonic obstr

SUBMITTER: Gorovaia I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102755 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature