Colonoscopic perforation: its emergency treatment.
Endoscopy
; 8(1): 15-7, 1976 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1026380
ABSTRACT
One of the accepted complications of colonoscopy is perforation. This is known to occur in greater frequency in patients having undergone previous pelvic or colonic surgery, as well as patients suffering from diverticulosis. A case is presented of colonic perforation during diagnostic examination in an area of adhesions secondary to pelvic surgery. Immediately after the perforation, the patient entered into vascular collapse and respiratory distress, with a distended abdomen. The introduction of a large bore intravenous catheter into the abdominal cavity with the release of the pneumoperitoneum resulted in an instantaneous return of vital signs and the patient subsequently underwent surgery and recovered. It is felt that this method of emergency treatment can be life-saving in a patient perforating during colonoscopy.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sigmoidoscopia
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Perfuração Intestinal
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Endoscopy
Ano de publicação:
1976
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
ALEMANHA
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ALEMANIA
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DE
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DEUSTCHLAND
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GERMANY