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. 2020 Jul 28;107(10):e403–e404. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11846

Table 1.

Endoscopic operative procedure during COVID 19 pandemic in patients with malignancy-related emergencies. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG); Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio- Pancreatography (ERCP); Self-Expandable Metallic Stent (SEMS); Endoscopic Variceal Band Ligation (EVBL); Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) laser

Procedure Age Sex Indications General Conditions Complications SARS-CoV-2
SEMS Positioning 80 F Antro-pyloric cancer Serious but stable clinical conditions Vomiting in the 3 days following the procedure Negative
  51 F Colonic cancer Serious but stable clinical conditions No complications Negative
  66 F Antro-pyloric cancer Serious but stable clinical conditions No complications Negative
  67 M Rectal cancer Serious but stable clinical conditions No complications Negative
  60 M Colonic cancer Serious but stable clinical conditions No complications Negative
ERCP (with metallic biliary prosthesis positioning SEMS) 44 F Carcinoma of the head of the pancreas Fair clinical conditions Hyperamylasemia and hyperlipasemia Negative
  68 M   Serious but stable clinical conditions No complications Negative
  57 M   Fair clinical conditions No complications Negative
  70 M   Serious but stable clinical conditions No complications Negative
  74 M   Serious but stable clinical conditions No complications Negative
  66 F   Fair clinical conditions No complications Negative
  47 M   Fair clinical conditions Hyperamylasemia and hyperlipasemia Negative
EMR (carcinoma in situ-T1) 52 M Faecal occult blood + Fair clinical conditions No complications Negative
  67 M Faecal occult blood + Fair clinical conditions No complications Negative
Polipectomy (Carcinoma in Situ) 75 M Polyps of the colon Fair clinical conditions No complications Negative
  65 F Faecal occult blood + Fair clinical conditions No complications Negative
  60 M Anemia Fair clinical conditions No complications Negative
  63 F Rectal bleeding Fair clinical conditions No complications Negative
  69 M Rectal bleeding Fair clinical conditions No complications Negative
  79 M Anemia, Faecal occult blood + Fair clinical conditions No complications Positive