EUS Guided Enterocolostomy for the Palliation of Malignant Small Bowel Obstruction From a Cecal Adenocarcinoma

Abstract

Malignant bowel obstruction is a challenging complication in advanced gastrointestinal malignancies with varying treatment strategies including medical, surgical and endoscopic therapies, each with their own limitations. Endoscopic ultrasound–guided enterocolostomy has been previously reported as an option for patients who are not surgical candidates or ideal candidates for enteral stenting. In this case, endoscopic ultrasound–guided enterocolostomy is used for the palliation in a patient with a completely obstructing large cecal adenocarcinoma who declined surgical intervention.