Iatrogenic Severe Splenic Injury after Colonoscopy
Joint Authors
Enofe, Ikponmwosa
Burch, Jacob
Yam, Julie
Rai, Manoj
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-10-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Colonoscopy is a low-risk procedure performed for screening and diagnostic purposes.
About 15 million colonoscopies were carried out in the United States in 2012 with this number projected to increase.
Injury to the spleen as a complication of colonoscopy is still a rather rare occurrence.
We report a case of significant splenic injury, American Association of Surgery for Trauma (AAST) grade III with hemoperitoneum, in a patient following diagnostic colonoscopy, managed conservatively without the need for invasive or salvage surgical procedure.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Enofe, Ikponmwosa& Burch, Jacob& Yam, Julie& Rai, Manoj. 2020. Iatrogenic Severe Splenic Injury after Colonoscopy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Enofe, Ikponmwosa…[et al.]. Iatrogenic Severe Splenic Injury after Colonoscopy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Enofe, Ikponmwosa& Burch, Jacob& Yam, Julie& Rai, Manoj. Iatrogenic Severe Splenic Injury after Colonoscopy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147480
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147480
