Ball Valve syndrome caused by a colon polyp. Case report (with video)

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https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.404

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Polyp, Ball Valve, Bowel obstruction, Polypectomy

Abstract

Intestinal obstruction is a potentially lethal pathology, and its treatment is usually surgical. The following is the
case of a patient with abdominal pain and recurrent intestinal obstruction, in whom a large pediculated polyp
that caused partial obstruction by Ball valve effect was observed during a colonoscopy.

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Author Biographies

Martín Alonso Gómez Zuleta, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Médico Internista y Gastroenterólogo. Unidad de Gastroenterología y Ecoendoscopia, UGEC. Hospital Universitario Nacional. Profesor de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Gastroenterologo adscrito hospital Universitario Fundacion Santa fe de Bogota

Oscar Fernando Ruíz, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Hospital Universitario Nacional

Médico Internista. Gastroenterologos, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Hospital Universitario Nacional

Hernando Marulanda Fernández, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Hospital Universitario Naciona

Médico Internista. Gastroenterologos, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Hospital Universitario Naciona

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Figura 1. Gran pólipo pediculado del colon.

Published

2020-12-21

How to Cite

Gómez Zuleta, M. A., Ruíz, O. F., & Marulanda Fernández, H. (2020). Ball Valve syndrome caused by a colon polyp. Case report (with video). Revista Colombiana De Gastroenterología, 35(4), 519–521. https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.404

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