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We describe herein a simple method for performing intraoperative endoscopic resection of small-bowel polyps associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, using a corrugated anesthetic tube. A 34-year-old man with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome underwent emergency surgery for an ileo-ileo-colic intussusception. A sterile corrugated anesthetic tube was inserted into the small-bowel, proximal to the affected lesion. The small bowel was then telescoped sequentially over the tube using a pleating technique. Consequently, a colonoscope inserted through the tube was easily able to reach the duodeno-jejunal junction, and ten small-bowel polyps were removed using a wire snare and electrocauterization. All resected specimens were washed out by the instillation of saline through a nasogastric tube, then collected on gauze placed near the outlet of the tube. Our technique has the following merits: it is feasible even in emergency surgery; it prevents contamination of the surgical field; and it facilitates the easy collection of polypectomized specimens.
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Ishida, H., Murata, N., Tada, M. et al. A new simple technique for performing intraoperative endoscopic resection of small-bowel polyps in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Surg Today 29, 581–583 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482361
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