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==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*Hemorrhage | |||
**Most common complication | |||
*[[ | **Caused by polypectomy, biopsy, mucosal lacerations, mesenteric or splenic tears | ||
**[[Rectal bleeding]] (if intraluminal) | |||
**Intra-abdominal bleed (if mesenteric or [[splenic trauma]]) | |||
*Perforation | *Perforation | ||
*Post-polypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome | *Post-polypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome | ||
*[[Infection]] | **peritoneal inflammation without frank perforation | ||
**[[abdominal pain]], [[fever]], [[leukocytosis]] | |||
*[[Infection]]: bacteremia, retroperitoneal abscess, [[appendicitis]] | |||
*Colonic distension, precipitation of [[toxic megacolon]] | |||
*[[Myocardial infarction]], [[PE]] (if off anticoagulation) | |||
*Gas explosion | *Gas explosion | ||
* | **methane (in flatus) + electrocautery --> BOOM! | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
{{Lower GI bleeding DDX}} | |||
{{Abdominal Pain DDX Diffuse}} | |||
==Evaluation== | ==Evaluation== | ||
*CBC | |||
*Coags, T&S if bleeding | |||
*CXR for free air if concern for perforation | |||
*CT abdomen/pelvis (if presentation concerning for intra-abdominal bleed, infection, or perforation) | |||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
*[[PRBC]] transfusion, reverse coagulopathy if significant bleed | |||
*Surgery (or IR) consult for possible laparotomy if concern for intra-abdominal bleed, perforation, or abscess | |||
*Antibiotics if concern for perforation or infection | |||
**See [[peritonitis]] | |||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
Revision as of 20:42, 4 October 2016
Background
- Over 85% of the serious colonoscopy complications are reported in patients undergoing colonoscopy with polypectomy (7-fold increase)[1]
Clinical Features
- Hemorrhage
- Most common complication
- Caused by polypectomy, biopsy, mucosal lacerations, mesenteric or splenic tears
- Rectal bleeding (if intraluminal)
- Intra-abdominal bleed (if mesenteric or splenic trauma)
- Perforation
- Post-polypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome
- peritoneal inflammation without frank perforation
- abdominal pain, fever, leukocytosis
- Infection: bacteremia, retroperitoneal abscess, appendicitis
- Colonic distension, precipitation of toxic megacolon
- Myocardial infarction, PE (if off anticoagulation)
- Gas explosion
- methane (in flatus) + electrocautery --> BOOM!
Differential Diagnosis
Undifferentiated lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- Upper GI Bleeding
- Diverticular disease
- Vascular ectasia / angiodysplasia
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Infectious colitis
- Mesenteric Ischemia / ischemic colitis
- Meckel's diverticulum
- Colorectal cancer / polyps
- Hemorrhoids
- Aortoenteric fistula
- Nearly 100% mortality if untreated
- Consider in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding and known abdominal aortic aneurysms or aortic grafts
- Rectal foreign body
- Rectal ulcer (HIV, Syphilis, STI)
- Anal fissure
Diffuse Abdominal pain
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Acute gastroenteritis
- Aortoenteric fisulta
- Appendicitis (early)
- Bowel obstruction
- Bowel perforation
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Gastroparesis
- Hernia
- Hypercalcemia
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Pancreatitis
- Peritonitis
- Sickle cell crisis
- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- Volvulus
Evaluation
- CBC
- Coags, T&S if bleeding
- CXR for free air if concern for perforation
- CT abdomen/pelvis (if presentation concerning for intra-abdominal bleed, infection, or perforation)
Management
- PRBC transfusion, reverse coagulopathy if significant bleed
- Surgery (or IR) consult for possible laparotomy if concern for intra-abdominal bleed, perforation, or abscess
- Antibiotics if concern for perforation or infection
- See peritonitis
Disposition
See Also
External Links
References
- ↑ Complications of colonoscopy. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY Volume 74, No. 4 : 2011