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Structured Approach to Colonoscopy Technique Optimization: A Single-Center Experience with Novice Endoscopists
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Evolving management of colonoscopic perforations.

Dimitrios V Avgerinos1, Omar H Llaguna, Andrew Y Lo

  • 1Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10003, USA. DAvgerin@chpnet.org

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery : Official Journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
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Summary

Colonoscopic perforations are rare but serious. Diagnostic colonoscopy perforations often require surgery, while therapeutic ones are usually small and managed nonoperatively. Individualized treatment is key.

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Published on: July 11, 2025

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Endoscopy

Background:

  • Colonoscopic perforations are a rare but significant complication of large bowel procedures.
  • Optimal management strategies for colonoscopic perforations lack specific guidelines despite treatment evolution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the outcomes of colonoscopic perforations and evaluate treatment strategies.
  • To identify factors influencing the management and outcomes of patients with colonoscopic perforations.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 105,786 colonoscopies over 21 years.
  • Assessment of medical records for all patients treated for colonoscopic perforation at the institution.

Main Results:

  • A perforation rate of 0.033% (35 patients) was observed.
  • Diagnostic colonoscopy perforations (24 cases) were more likely to require surgery (66% of patients), while therapeutic perforations (11 cases) were often managed nonoperatively (34% of patients).
  • The 30-day mortality rate was 2.9% with an average length of stay of 15.2 days.

Conclusions:

  • Perforations from diagnostic colonoscopy are typically larger and necessitate surgical intervention.
  • Therapeutic colonoscopy perforations are generally smaller and amenable to successful nonoperative management.
  • Treatment should be individualized based on patient comorbidities, clinical status, and perforation characteristics, with a trend towards primary repair over bowel resection for evolved surgical techniques.