Appendicitis after colonoscopy-a case report, literature review, and synopsis of the pitfalls in diagnosis.
J Surg Case Rep
; 2024(5): rjae362, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
A case is described in which appendicitis presented in a 73-year-old woman the day after a colonoscopy. Possible mechanisms for appendicitis aggravated by colonoscopy include barotrauma, irritation by residual glutaraldehyde type solution used for cleaning the endoscope, fecalith, and/or appendicolith being pushed into the orifice of the appendix by insufflation during the colonoscopy. This rare complication is likely most often unavoidable due to the pressure required to properly visualize the colon (which typically ranges from 9 to 57 mmHg) and the manipulation required to visualize and cannulate the ileocecal valve. Physicians should consider possibility of acute appendicitis after colonoscopy when evaluating abdominal pain after a recent colonoscopy.
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