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The intracolonic bypass has been used both experimentally and clinically to avoid high-risk primary colonic anastomosis in the face of peritonitis. Experimental and clinical data have established the Coloshield ® as safe, with few clinical complications reported. This is a review of the literature and a case report of a complication of an intracolonic bypass that was found to have eroded through the colon in the early postoperative period.
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Egozi, L., Sorrento, J.J., Golub, R. et al. Complication of the intracolonic bypass. Dis Colon Rectum 36, 191–193 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02051178
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