Splenic Injury and Hemoperitoneum as a Complication of Colonoscopy: A Case Report and Literature Review.
McCarty TR, Liu A, Njei B. Splenic Injury and Hemoperitoneum as a Complication of Colonoscopy: A Case Report and Literature Review. Connecticut Medicine 2016, 80: 217-21. PMID: 27265925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplenic injuryPotential complicationsLife-threatening adverse eventsSplenic artery embolizationLife-threatening complicationsClinical examination findingsComplication of colonoscopyModality of choiceRecent colonoscopyUnderappreciated complicationCardiorespiratory complicationsAdverse eventsArtery embolizationExamination findingsCase reportGeneral internistsTherapeutic modalitiesElicited historyClinical acumenComplicationsColonoscopyInjuryHemoperitoneumFrequent useModalities