Open AccessIntramural Hematoma Causing Hematochezia After Colonoscopy With Polypectomy
Author(s) -
Aleksandar Gavrić,
Rok Dežman,
S Stefanović,
Jan Drnovšek,
Borut Štabuc
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acg case reports journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.112
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2326-3253
DOI - 10.14309/crj.0000000000000129
Subject(s) - hematochezia , medicine , colonoscopy , polypectomy , sigmoid colon , complication , hematoma , warfarin , surgery , gastroenterology , general surgery , colorectal cancer , rectum , cancer , atrial fibrillation
Intramural hematoma of the colon is a rare complication of colonoscopy. We present a case of a 78-year-old woman on warfarin who presented with hematochezia and hypotension due to intramural hematoma of the sigmoid colon after colonoscopy with polypectomy of small polyps in the right colon.