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Splenic injury during colonoscopy: modern treatment approach and splenic salvage
Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2022 Oct-Dec;85(4):635-636. doi: 10.51821/85.3.11004.ABSTRACTSplenic injury is a rare complication of colonoscopy, estimated to occur in 0.020 to 0.034% of procedures, with a 30-day mortality of 3.6% (1-3). Of the three major severe adverse events during colonoscopy (perforation, bleeding, and splenic injury), splenic injury has the highest mortality but is rarest (1). The spleen is attached to the colonic splenic flexure by the splenocolic ligament, suggesting that manipulation of the colon during colonoscopy may cause direct tension or impaction on the spleen and splenic hilum as the mechanism of...
Source: Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica - December 25, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: M Lukies W Clements Source Type: research
