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A case report of small bowel perforation at colonoscopy
Author(s) -
Tung LM,
Co CS,
Cheung HYS,
Chung CC,
Li MKW
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-5910.2011.00100.x
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , perforation , surgery , complication , bowel perforation , general surgery , colorectal cancer , cancer , materials science , punching , metallurgy
The most dreaded complication of a colonoscopy is colonic perforation. Perforation of the small bowel following colonoscopy is extremely rare, especially if the procedure was performed without any therapeutic intervention. Herein we report a case of jejunal perforation following a routine surveillance colonoscopy. A literature review focusing on the proposed mechanism of perforation is included.