Diagnostic Colonoscopy Leading to Perforated Appendicitis: A Case Report and Systematic Literature Review

Introduction. Intestinal perforation is a known complication after colonoscopy. However, appendiceal involvement with inflammation and perforation is extremely rare and only 37 cases of postcolonoscopy appendicitis have been reported so far. We describe a case of perforated appendicitis 24 hours aft...

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Main Authors: Daniel Paramythiotis, Konstantinia Kofina, Vasileios Papadopoulos, Antonios Michalopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1378046
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