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Barium enema finding. Barium enema study demonstrated a 1.5 cm x 1.8 cm polypoid lesion.
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Barium enema and colonoscopic study demonstrated a 1.5 cm x 1.8 cm polypoid lesion in the sigmoid colon (Figure 1).
Gasless laparoscopic-assisted sigmoid colectomy.
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The operation was performed with curative intent using a gasless technique (Figure 2) previously described.
Resected specimen. Pathological examination revealed a well differentiated submucosal invasive cancer.
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Figure 3 shows the resected specimen.
Abdominal X-ray after ingestion of contrast medium. A dilated loop of the small bowel is indicated by arrows. The anastomotic site is identified by the staples, as indicated by the arrowhead.
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Abdominal X-rays after ingestion of contrast medium showed a severely dilated small bowel (Figure 4).