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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2013.85.2.178

A Case of Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum without Spleen Injury after a Diagnostic Colonoscopy  

Kwon, Ami (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Kim, Chang Wook (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Lee, Kyoung-Eun (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Kim, Yeon-Ji (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Park, Haneul (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Seo, Yoorim (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Lee, Chang Don (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Medicine / v.85, no.2, 2013 , pp. 178-182 More about this Journal
Abstract
Colonoscopy is a widely used diagnostic and therapeutic intervention with an excellent safety profile. Although an intraperitoneal hemorrhage is a rare complication after colonoscopy, and usually associated with splenic injury or solid organ pathology, it is potentially serious and can be life-threatening. We report a rare case of spontaneous intraperitoneal hemorrhage after diagnostic colonoscopy without splenic injury or intra-abdominal abnormality, known as idiopathic spontaneous intraperitoneal hemorrhage. This case emphasizes that physicians should be aware of the emergence of acute abdomen after colonoscopy.
Keywords
Colonoscopy; Complications; Hemoperitoneum; Abdomen, Acute;
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