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  •  Colon and Rectal Surgery
  •  General Surgery
  •  Gynecologic Oncology
  •  Plastic Surgery
  •  Neurological Surgery
  •  Orthopaedic Surgery
  •  Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
  •  Neonatal Surgery
  •  Prenatal Surgery
  •  Trauma Surgery
  •  Surgical Intensivists, Specializing In Critical Care Patients
  •  Thoracic Surgery
  •  Congenital Cardiac Surgery
  •  Thoracic Surgery-Integrated
  •  Vascular Surgery

Abstract

Citation: Clin Surg. 2018;3(1):1989.Case Report | Open Access

A Patient with Abdominal Pain Following Routine Colonoscopy

Lorenz Theilmann, Ulrich Voehringer and Ahmed Abdel Samie

Department of Gastroenterology, HELIOS Hospital, Germany

*Correspondance to: Ahmed Abdel Samie 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1989

Abstract

Herein we report a case of splenic rupture following routine colonoscopy. Splenic injury after colonoscopy is extremely rare; however internists/gastroenterologists should be aware of this possible potentially fatal complication and its delayed and unspecific onset.

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Cite the article

Theilmann L, Voehringer U, Samie AA. A Patient with Abdominal Pain Following Routine Colonoscopy. Clin Surg. 2018; 3: 1989.

Journal Basic Info

  • Impact Factor: 2.395**
  • H-Index: 8
  • ISSN: 2474-1647
  • DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647
  • NLM ID: 101702548

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