Splenic Injury After a Screening Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is a safe and routinely performed procedure worldwide. However, complications such as bleeding and perforation can occur. Splenic injury after a colonoscopy is a rare complication. We present the case of a 71-year-old woman who presented to the ED due to abdominal pain after undergoing a...

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Autores principales: Aleem, Muhammad S, Ponnekanti, Sravan, Lamichhane, Bikal, Anwar, Maheen, Ghimire, Subash, Kolade, Victor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9716743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36475150
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31004
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author Aleem, Muhammad S
Ponnekanti, Sravan
Lamichhane, Bikal
Anwar, Maheen
Ghimire, Subash
Kolade, Victor
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description Colonoscopy is a safe and routinely performed procedure worldwide. However, complications such as bleeding and perforation can occur. Splenic injury after a colonoscopy is a rare complication. We present the case of a 71-year-old woman who presented to the ED due to abdominal pain after undergoing a screening colonoscopy. An abdominal CT scan showed a grade III splenic injury with a subcapsular hematoma. She was successfully managed conservatively. Splenic injuries after colonoscopy are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. A low threshold of suspicion and timely diagnosis can improve outcomes.
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spelling pubmed-97167432022-12-05 Splenic Injury After a Screening Colonoscopy Aleem, Muhammad S Ponnekanti, Sravan Lamichhane, Bikal Anwar, Maheen Ghimire, Subash Kolade, Victor Cureus Internal Medicine Colonoscopy is a safe and routinely performed procedure worldwide. However, complications such as bleeding and perforation can occur. Splenic injury after a colonoscopy is a rare complication. We present the case of a 71-year-old woman who presented to the ED due to abdominal pain after undergoing a screening colonoscopy. An abdominal CT scan showed a grade III splenic injury with a subcapsular hematoma. She was successfully managed conservatively. Splenic injuries after colonoscopy are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. A low threshold of suspicion and timely diagnosis can improve outcomes. Cureus 2022-11-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9716743/ /pubmed/36475150 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31004 Text en Copyright © 2022, Aleem et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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