Colonoscopy complications: Difference between revisions
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==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
*[[Myocardial infarction]] (if off anticoagulation) | *[[Myocardial infarction]] (if off anticoagulation) | ||
* | *Perforation | ||
*[[Lower GI bleeding]] | *[[Lower GI bleeding]] | ||
* | *Post-polypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome | ||
*[[Infection]] | *[[Infection]] | ||
*Gas explosion | *Gas explosion | ||
Revision as of 22:34, 30 September 2016
Background
- Over 85% of the serious colonoscopy complications are reported in patients undergoing colonoscopy with polypectomy (7-fold increase)[1]
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
- Myocardial infarction (if off anticoagulation)
- Perforation
- Lower GI bleeding
- Post-polypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome
- Infection
- Gas explosion
- Abdominal pain
Evaluation
Management
Disposition
See Also
External Links
References
- ↑ Complications of colonoscopy. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY Volume 74, No. 4 : 2011