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Septicemia following peroral biopsy of the small intestine

par Mainguet, Paul ;Butzler, Jean-Paul ;Sternon, Jacques
Référence Endoscopy, 6, 1, page (35-37)
Publication Publié, 1974

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Two cases of a rare complication of the small bowel biopsy are presented. Septicemia to gram negative bacilli occurred within 24 hr and 48 hr after a successful jejunal biopsy. The patients recovered their prebiopsy state after 3 days of antibiotic therapy. Role of intestinal intubation for perfusion studies or motor jejunal activity registrement soon after jejunal biopsy and of bacterial overgrowth in the small bowel are discussed.