Colonoscopy complications
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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