Hemoperitoneum with Splenic Artery Rupture Following Diagnostic Colonoscopy / 대한소화기학회지
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
; : 246-250, 2020.
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en Inglés
| WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
| ID: wpr-834097
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ABSTRACT
Colonoscopy is a safe and extremely popular diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. The most common complications are bleeding and perforation. Hemoperitoneum is a rare complication after a colonoscopy and is usually associated with splenic injury or solid organ pathology. This is potentially serious and can be life threatening. With the increasing number of colonoscopies performed, there has also been an increasing trend in reports of rare complications, such as pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, appendicitis, small bowel perforation, septicemia, mesenteric tear, retroperitoneal abscess, and hemoperitoneum. This paper reports a unique case of hemoperitoneum after a recent colonoscopy without a splenic rupture or intra-abdominal abnormality, or external trauma. Most hemoperitoneum occurs within 48 hours after the inciting colonoscopy. In the present case, however, hemoperitoneum appeared 10 days after the colonoscopy. This case emphasizes that physicians should consider hemoperitoneum in a differential diagnosis of abdominal pain in patients after colonoscopy.
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WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Año:
2020
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Artículo