Colonoscopic Splenic Injury: A Simplified Radiologic Approach
Colonoscopy is a commonly performed procedure for diagnosis and treatment of large bowel diseases. Recognized complications include bleeding and perforation. Splenic injury during colonoscopy is a rare complication. We report a case of a 73-year-old woman who presented with left-sided abdominal pain...
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| description | Colonoscopy is a commonly performed procedure for diagnosis and treatment of large bowel diseases. Recognized complications include bleeding and perforation. Splenic injury during colonoscopy is a rare complication. We report a case of a 73-year-old woman who presented with left-sided abdominal pain after colonoscopy with finding of splenic injury on CT scan. She was managed conservatively. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to colonoscopic splenic injury. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4d4817d7629d4ee99a31ff0b8697fabd2025-02-03T01:29:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362016-01-01201610.1155/2016/26154532615453Colonoscopic Splenic Injury: A Simplified Radiologic ApproachTara Chen0Qiu Tong1Alexander Kurchin2Department of Surgery, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, USADepartment of Surgery, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, USADepartment of Surgery, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, USAColonoscopy is a commonly performed procedure for diagnosis and treatment of large bowel diseases. Recognized complications include bleeding and perforation. Splenic injury during colonoscopy is a rare complication. We report a case of a 73-year-old woman who presented with left-sided abdominal pain after colonoscopy with finding of splenic injury on CT scan. She was managed conservatively. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to colonoscopic splenic injury.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2615453 |
| spellingShingle | Tara Chen Qiu Tong Alexander Kurchin Colonoscopic Splenic Injury: A Simplified Radiologic Approach Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Colonoscopic Splenic Injury: A Simplified Radiologic Approach |
| title_full | Colonoscopic Splenic Injury: A Simplified Radiologic Approach |
| title_fullStr | Colonoscopic Splenic Injury: A Simplified Radiologic Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Colonoscopic Splenic Injury: A Simplified Radiologic Approach |
| title_short | Colonoscopic Splenic Injury: A Simplified Radiologic Approach |
| title_sort | colonoscopic splenic injury a simplified radiologic approach |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2615453 |
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