1466 Diverticulitis: The Rare and Unanticipated Complication of Colonoscopy

Sigmoid Diverticulitis: A Rare Complication of Colovaginoplasty

Colovaginoplasty is a surgical technique using a segment of the colon along its vascular pedicle to form neovagina and its lining. This surgery is usually performed on women with androgen insensitivity syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, vaginal agenesis, müllerian agenesis, and in sex reassignment surgery. We report a case sigmoid diverticulitis in a 64 years old female with history of c...

Intussusception after Routine Colonoscopy: A Rare Complication

We present a 31-year-old woman who developed ascending colon intussusception several hours after a routine colonoscopy where random mucosal biopsies were obtained. She underwent an ileocolic resection, and pathology did not show an etiology for the intussusception. Colonic intussusception occuring without pathology and after minimal intervention is rare.

Serosal lacerations during colonoscopy - a rare complication.

A 47-year-old man underwent colonoscopy due to chronic diarrhea. A polypectomy of three polyps of less than 7mm in the sigmoid was performed without complications. Shortly after the procedure, the patient complained of pain in the right iliac fossa, which was increasing in intensity. Examination of the patient revealed peritoneal irritation, leukocytosis, and elevation of C-reactive protein. Du...

Coloduodenal fistula: a rare complication of right-sided diverticulitis.

Coloduodenal fistula is an uncommon disease entity. It can be caused by either a malignant or benign disease. We report the fifth case of coloduodenal fistula secondary to colonic diverticulosis. Our patient, a 60-year-old man, presented with severe diarrhoea and recurrent severe hypokalaemia. A partial colectomy with en bloc excision of the fistula was performed, and the duodenal defect was cl...

Brain abscess as a rare complication of acute sigmoid diverticulitis.