Mechanical small bowel obstruction precipitated by colonoscopy

Mechanical small bowel obstruction (SBO) is rare complication of colonoscopy. We present a patient who developed SBO 24 h after surveillance colonoscopy. Four years prior to this procedure, he had undergone augmentation cecocystoplasty with continent ileal conduit. He subsequently underwent laparoto...

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Published in:	Surgical endoscopy Vol. 17; no. 9; p. 1496
Main Authors:	Raghavendran, K, Novak, J M, Amodeo, J L, Kulaylat, M N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Germany Springer Nature B.V 01-09-2003
Subjects:	Abdominal Pain - etiology Aged Cecum - surgery Colonoscopy - adverse effects Humans Intestinal Obstruction - etiology Intestine, Small - diagnostic imaging Laparotomy Male Postoperative Complications - etiology Radiography Risk Factors Tissue Adhesions - complications Tissue Adhesions - surgery Urinary Diversion Vomiting - etiology
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Summary:	Mechanical small bowel obstruction (SBO) is rare complication of colonoscopy. We present a patient who developed SBO 24 h after surveillance colonoscopy. Four years prior to this procedure, he had undergone augmentation cecocystoplasty with continent ileal conduit. He subsequently underwent laparotomy and lysis of a band adhesion that caused extrinsic compression of the ileum proximal to ileotransverse colostomy. We further review the literature, describe the salient features of colononoscopy-induced bowel obstruction, and identify the risk factors for this unusual complication.
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ISSN:	0930-2794 1432-2218
DOI:	10.1007/s00464-002-4543-4