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Title
Case report on severe splenic injury following colonoscopy with disproportionately stable presentation: A rural hospital perspective.
Publication Date
2023-01-23
Author(s)
Masood, Durr-E-Nayab
Strauss, Paul
Subject
Angioembolisation
Colonoscopy complication
Iatrogenic splenic trauma
Severe splenic injury
Splenectomy post colonoscopy, rural hospital
Type of document
Journal Article
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DOI
10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107845
Abstract
Detection of splenic injury following routine colonoscopy is slowly on the rise. Mostly presenting as left upper abdominal or shoulder tip pain along with a sharp fall in haemoglobin level and hemodynamic instability, sometimes the presentation and initial workup may be vague and falsely reassuring.
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Citation
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2022
Jornal Title
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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