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Published on: July 12, 2018
Colocolonic intussusception of a colostomy after colonoscopy
Emmanuel Luciano1, Omar Marar1, Maxwell Cocco1
1Department of Surgery, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Saginaw, MI, USA.
Abstract:
The incidence of complications after colonoscopy is low and has been reported to range of 0.01-0.9%. Of these complications, colocolonic intussusception after colonoscopy is exceedingly rare, with around 12 known cases described in the literature. This case report details the presentation and operative management of a patient who developed an ischemic stoma due to a colocolonic intussusception of an end colostomy after a colonoscopy. Intraoperative surgical exploration revealed a colocolonic intussusception involving the end colostomy. This is the first known documented occurrence of this phenomenon.
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