A rare complication after colonoscopy: a splenic rupture

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2018 Mar;110(3):209. doi: 10.17235/reed.2018.5362/2017.

Abstract

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for the study of colorectal pathology. Splenic injury is a rare but potentially fatal complication to consider. Therefore, we present two cases whose management was different and we show their clinical presentation, their diagnosis and their treatment in order to recognize this complication early to establish early treatment.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Colonoscopy
  • Humans
  • Splenectomy*
  • Splenic Rupture*