Colonic perforation may occur as a complication of diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy. The risk factors for perforation after colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) include an inexperienced endoscopist, a large tumor size, and submucosal fibrosis. The mechanisms of perforation include unintended endoscopic resection/dissection and severe thermal injury. Here, we report a case of ...

Intramural colonic hemorrhage is rare and often secondary to trauma or anticoagulation therapy. Idiopathic intramural hemorrhages in the alimentary tract have rarely been reported. While several reports of spontaneous perforation of an intramural rectal hematoma have been published, no reports of spontaneous perforation in the ascending colon due to a hematoma have. We describe a patient with a...

Colonoscopy is widely performed in Korea for screening, diagnostic, and therapeutic purposes. However, serious complications of colonoscopy, such as iatrogenic colon perforation, have been reported. The rate of perforation in colonoscopy is 0.1% to 0.3%. Perforation occurs in 0.19% to 0.29% of colon polypectomies, and the risk increases to 1.9% in elderly patients. Colon perforation is associat...

Delayed small bowel perforation is uncommon after blunt abdominal trauma, including trauma caused by a seat belt. Delayed perforation of the colon is even rarer. A 21-year-old man suffered from multiple facial, thoracic, and abdominal ecchymoses after a car accident. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of his brain, chest, and abdomen was performed at another hospital, but did not reveal...

BACKGROUND Carcinoma of the colon may present with perforation proximal to the site of malignancy. Caecum is the commonest site of perforation if the ileocecal valve is patent and the jejunal and ileal perforations are very rare. CASE PRESENTATION A 35 year male presented with intestinal obstruction. Emergency laparotomy revealed carcinoma of the transverse colon with multiple pinpoint perfor...

Idiopathic perforation of the colon is extremely unusual and unexpected, with a very limited number of published reports. The condition's definition depends on the absence of any detectable pathology in the bowel wall that could be responsible for the perforation. A 62-year-old male patient presented with acute thrombosis of the brachial artery. This was successfully treated with an open thromb...

To date, only 12 cases of mature cystic teratoma with sigmoid colon perforation have been reported in the literature. We report a rare case accompanied by treated using laparoscopic-assisted surgery. A 25-year-old woman (gravida 2 para 0) was admitted to our hospital for evaluation 2-week history fever. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed large cyst filled fat, as well free air pelvis. Laborato...

cision with an electrosurgical knife is performed until the tumor is completely resected in one piece. ESD in the colon is difficult. The difficulty is due to the unsuitable anatomical characteristics of the colon (thin wall and existence of peristalsis, folds and flexions) [6] . The rate of perforation markedly decreased with the wider practice of ESD [7] . Colonoscopic polypectomy is associat...

Subcutaneous emphysema is a very rare and good-natured complication after transurethral resection of prostate (TURP). It has been reported as colon perforation, diverticulitis, and bladder perforation associated complication previously. We report the first case of a wide subcutaneous emphysema due to microperforations of prostatic capsule, without a bladder perforation after TURP. Any sign of c...

During colonoscopy, subcutaneous emphysema may occur as a result of colonic perforation into retroperitoneal area. In this report, a 54-year-old woman with sigmoid colon perforation following colonoscopy is described. Subcutaneous emphysema was the first manifestation of the perforation in this case. Initially, the patient received supportive, non-surgical treatment, but due to development of a...