Emerg Med J. 2009 Feb;26(2):147.

Splenic injury as a rare complication of colonoscopy.

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A&E Department, Wirral University Teaching Hospital, Liverpool, UK. rhyslewis10@hotmail.com

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Injury resulting from colonoscopy is rare. Bleeding and perforation are the most serious complications. The case history is described of a patient who developed splenic rupture following screening colonoscopy with associated polypectomy.

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