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Computed tomography abdominal scan (axial section) showed the left colonic obstruction.
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Barium enema revealed a marked circumferential stenosis in the sigmoid colon.
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Intraoperative laparoscopic view of the futur colostomy (the anvil of a circular stapling device was inserted into the proximal colon).
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A sigmoid colostomy was performed using a circular stapler (Fig. 3).