Ball Valve syndrome caused by a colon polyp. Case report (with video)
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https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.404Keywords:
Polyp, Ball Valve, Bowel obstruction, PolypectomyAbstract
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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