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Internal Hernia as a Complication of Colonoscopy: Report of a Case.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
  • Heiwon Chung, MD, FACS, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • James V Yuschak
  • John S Kukora
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2003
Abstract

After screening colonoscopy, a 65-year-old female developed small-bowel obstruction as demonstrated on abdominal CT scan. The obstruction was caused by a large herniation of the small intestine seemingly caused by the colonoscopic procedure. This is only the second report in the literature of incarcerated intestinal hernia as a complication of colonoscopy.

PubMedID
14530684
Document Type
Article
Citation Information

Chung, H., Yuschak, J. V., & Kukora, J. S. (2003). Internal hernia as a complication of colonoscopy: report of a case. Diseases Of The Colon And Rectum, 46(10), 1416-1417.