SPLENIC RUPTURE FROM COLONOSCOPY - A REPORT OF 2 CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
ESPINAL EA HOAK T PORTER JA SLEZAK FA
Citation
Ea. Espinal et al., SPLENIC RUPTURE FROM COLONOSCOPY - A REPORT OF 2 CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Surgical endoscopy, 11(1), 1997, pp. 71-73
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Surgical endoscopy → ACNP
ISSN journal
09302794
Volume
11
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
71 - 73
Database
ISI
SICI code
0930-2794(1997)11:1<71:SRFC-A>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Splenic injury after colonoscopy is rare, Only 15 cases previously hav e been reported in the English literature. Partial capsular avulsion i s the proposed mechanism of injury. Any condition causing increased sp lenocolic adhesions may be a predisposing factor to splenic injury. Tw o cases of splenic injury following colonoscopy are reported in additi on to a complete review of the literature.