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Abstract
Tuberculosis is one of the common causes of benign small bowel obstruction and endoscopic management mainly relies on serial balloon dilatation. In this report, we describe a 35 year male with refractory post-tubercular ileal stricture that was successfully treated with a lumen apposing metal stent
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Digestive Endoscopy (JDE) is the official publication of the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India that has over 1500 members. The society comprises of several key clinicians in this field from different parts of the country and has key international speakers in its advisory board. JDE is a double-blinded peer-reviewed, print and online journal publishing quarterly. It focuses on original investigations, reviews, case reports and clinical images as well as key investigations including but not limited to cholangiopancreatography, fluoroscopy, capsule endoscopy etc.