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. 2014 Jul;96(5):387-8.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2014.96.5.387.

Colonoscopic assisted trephine stoma in children with chronic constipation

B J MacCormack  1 , W A McCallion
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Colonoscopic assisted trephine stoma in children with chronic constipation

B J MacCormack et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Jul.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Bright light transillumination identifies the location of the sigmoid colon.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The sigmoid loop containing the colonoscope is located easily.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The assistant withdraws the colonoscope slowly to confirm the distal limb.
Figure 4
Figure 4
A non-dissolving suture marks the distal stump for easy identification.
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