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KMID : 0385920130240030322
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Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2013 Volume.24 No. 3 p.322 ~ p.325
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A Case of Latrogenic Hemoperitoneum after Diagnostic Colonoscopy
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Kim Gyun-Moo
Jang Tae-Chang
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Abstract
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Colonoscopy is a routinely performed diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for colorectal diseases. Abdominal pain after colonoscopy is a relatively common complication; however, hemoperitoneum is a very rare complication. We report a case of a 51-year-old male patient who suffered from a left upper quadrant pain after diagnostic colonoscopy at a healthcare promotion center. He had a routine screening test, including computed tomography (CT), and the follow-up CT showed an iatrogenic hemoperitoneum without a definite spleen injury. That is complication is rare, but potentially life-threatening. We recommend a high suspicion for this complication for its early diagnosis and proper treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Colonoscopy, Hemoperitoneum, Complication
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