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Left Shoulder Pain After Routine Colonoscopy: An Unusual Presentation of Splenic Laceration
Gastroenterology
  • Karolina Dziadkowiec, HCA Healthcare
  • Peter Stawinski, HCA Healthcare
  • Dhruvil Radadiya
  • Aviv Katz, HCA Healthcare
Division
East Florida
Hospital
JFK Medical Center
Document Type
Case Report
Publication Date
4-21-2020
Keywords
  • splenic haematoma,
  • colonoscopy complications
Abstract

Splenic injury is an uncommon complication following a colonoscopy procedure. Splenic laceration typically presents with post-procedural abdominal pain. We present a case of non-specific shoulder pain, following an uneventful routine colonoscopy and highlight the importance of maintaining a high degree of clinical suspicion for the general gastroenterologist.

Publisher or Conference
Cureus
Citation Information
Dziadkowiec K N, Stawinski P M, Radadiya D, et al. (April 21, 2020) Left Shoulder Pain After Routine Colonoscopy: An Unusual Presentation of Splenic Laceration. Cureus 12(4): e7755. doi:10.7759/cureus.7755