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(A) Endoscopic view of a recent iatrogenic perforation in the anterior rectal wall. (B) Endoloop/clips technique in a purse-string fashion; (C) Three months later, complete healing with presence of reactive hyperplastic tissue
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A 73-year-old patient was referred for endoscopic treatment of an iatrogenic perforation in the anterior rectal wall (Fig. 1A) after a radical prostatectomy for cancer. Two more endoclips were placed to strengthen the closure (Fig. 1B). The patient had an uneventful recovery and a colonoscopy at 3-month follow up showed only a scar at the procedure site with the presence of reactive hyperplastic tissue and without complaints (Fig. 1C).