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. 2017 Jun 7;23(21):3934–3944. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3934

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Colonoscopic balloon dilatation 3 mo ago. The patient underwent X-ray-guided colonoscopic balloon dilatation at 3 mo prior to the ultimate hospital admission. Electronic colonoscopy revealed stenosis of the sigmoid colon (A1). A guide wire was inserted through the stenotic segment (A2), and a 15-mm inflatable balloon was introduced via the guide wire (A3) and gradually expanded to a diameter of 15 mm (A4 and A5). After expansion, X-ray revealed that the stenotic segment was well expanded (B).