A Case of Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum without Spleen Injury after a Diagnostic Colonoscopy / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 178-182, 2013.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-70557
ABSTRACT
Colonoscopy is a widely used diagnostic and therapeutic intervention with an excellent safety profile. Although an intraperitoneal hemorrhage is a rare complication after colonoscopy, and usually associated with splenic injury or solid organ pathology, it is potentially serious and can be life-threatening. We report a rare case of spontaneous intraperitoneal hemorrhage after diagnostic colonoscopy without splenic injury or intra-abdominal abnormality, known as idiopathic spontaneous intraperitoneal hemorrhage. This case emphasizes that physicians should be aware of the emergence of acute abdomen after colonoscopy.
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Main subject:
Spleen
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Colonoscopy
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Abdomen
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Abdomen, Acute
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Hemoperitoneum
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Hemorrhage
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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