Toxic colonoscopy--how investigating active inflammatory bowel disease can lead to the serious complication of toxic megacolon
BMJ Case Rep
.
2015 Jul 22:2015:bcr2015209769.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-209769.
Authors
Shohib Tariq
1
,
Assad Farooq
1
,
Ibrar Ali
2
,
Haren Wijesinghe
3
Affiliations
1
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stafford, West Midlands, UK.
2
Heart of England Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
3
University Hospital Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
PMID:
26202312
PMCID:
PMC4513581
DOI:
10.1136/bcr-2015-209769
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
MeSH terms
Adolescent
Cathartics / adverse effects
Colitis, Ulcerative / complications*
Colitis, Ulcerative / diagnosis*
Colonoscopy / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Megacolon, Toxic / etiology*
Substances
Cathartics