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Motoaki Kuriyama¹

¹Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Kurashiki City Kojima Hospital, 2-39 Kojima Ekimae, Kurashiki, Okayama, 711-0921, Japan, kmotoaki1216@ybb.ne.jp.

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Acute appendicitis is a rare complication following colonoscopy. Physicians should maintain a high suspicion for appendicitis in patients experiencing abdominal pain post-procedure.

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Gastroenterology
Surgical Complications

Background:

Colonoscopy is a common diagnostic and therapeutic procedure.
Complications, while infrequent, can occur.
Acute appendicitis is an exceptionally rare outcome of colonoscopy.

Observation:

An 83-year-old male developed acute appendicitis after undergoing a colonoscopy.
The patient presented with abdominal pain following the procedure.

Findings:

This case highlights acute appendicitis as a potential, albeit rare, complication of colonoscopy.
Prompt diagnosis is crucial for effective management.

Implications:

Clinicians should consider appendicitis in the differential diagnosis for abdominal pain after colonoscopy.
Awareness of this rare complication is important for colonoscopists.