Fatal colonic explosion

Gas explosion caused by argon plasma coagulation of colonic angiodysplasias.

established tool to treat lesions of the gastrointestinal mucosa, such as angio− dysplasias [1]. Cases of colon perforation after gas explo− sion caused by APC have been recorded since 1976 [2], especially after prepara− tion with mannitol [3], which seemed to increase hydrogen gas production. Newer data suggest that stools remaining in an incompletely cleaned bowel may be the main cause for ex...

Colonic gas explosion during therapeutic colonoscopy with electrocautery.

Therapeutic colonoscopy with electrocautery is widely used around the world. Adequate colonic cleansing is considered a crucial factor for the safety of this procedure. Colonic gas explosion, although rare, is one of the most frightening iatrogenic complications during colonoscopy with electrocautery. This complication is the result of an accumulation of colonic gases to explosive concentration...

Fatal explosion injuries in Finland: a twenty-year nationwide survey.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Expanding violence may necessitate treatment of explosion victims, requiring a broadening of existing medical skills and knowlegde of injury mechanisms. The aim of the study was to assess the number, nature and injury pattern of fatal explosion incidents in Finland. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of explosion-related deaths from January 1985 to December 2004. ...

Fatal colonic perforation in a pregnant with Behçet's disease.

A 45-year-old woman was admitted to our emergency service with nausea and severe abdominal pain which started five days ago. She had 6 weeks of pregnancy and four years ago was diagnosed with Behçet's disease (BD) with oral, ocular and genital involvement. She had been taking colchicine 3 mg/day since from the diagnosis. At physical examination oral aphthous ulcerations, extensive abdominal ten...

Colonic explosion with use of argon plasma coagulation for radiation proctitis.