Diastatic Serosal Lacerations: An Unrecognized Complication of Colonoscopy

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...

Methylene blue-induced phototoxicity: an unrecognized complication.

OBJECTIVE To describe photosensitization after prenatal exposure to a toxic amount of methylene blue and to alert pediatricians that, in a review of the literature, photosensitization (which this dye is capable of) has not been reported as a complication of prenatal exposure. DESIGN AND PATIENTS A descriptive report of physical findings and significant laboratory tests in a very low birth wei...

Splenic Injury: An Unusual Complication of Colonoscopy

Appendicitis as a complication of colonoscopy

Acute appendicitis is an extremely rare complication of colonoscopy, with no reports in the British literature. Here we discuss a case report of a patient who developed acute appendicitis 24 hours following a normal diagnostic colonoscopy. This case report highlights the rarity of this life threatening complication and discusses its aetiology.

Splenic Rupture as a Complication of Colonoscopy.

Splenic rupture is a rare but serious complication after colonoscopy, with high global mortality (5%). Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion because presentation can be subtle, nonspecific, and delayed from hours to days and then not easily attributed to a recent endoscopy. Urgent splenectomy is the most common treatment option. A 73-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency departmen...