Perforated colon secondary to virtual colonoscopy: report of a case.
Journal: Diseases Of The Colon And Rectum
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Abstract
We describe a case of a perforated colon secondary to a virtual colonoscopy in an 81-year-old female with ulcerative colitis. She underwent an emergent right hemicolectomy. The pathologic findings were described as ulcerative colitis with full-thickness perforation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first complication from a virtual colonoscopy reported in the literature.
Authors
Loretta Coady Fariborzian, Luz Angel, John Procaccino
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