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Mid-ileal perforation secondary to colonoscopy
H W Nemeh1, M R Ranzinger, J A Dutro
1Department of Surgery, Wright State University and Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio 45409.
The American Surgeon
|March 1, 1994
Abstract:
Perforation of the bowel is a known complication of colonoscopy. Ileal perforation is a very rare complication of this procedure. We present a previously unreported case of double ileal perforation following colonoscopy secondary to dense, fixed pelvic adhesions.