A Case of Ischemic Colitis as a Complication of Colonoscopy.
- Author:
Sang Woo NAM
1
;
Hyun Jung YOON
;
Seung Ok LEE
;
Soo Teik LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chunbuk National University College of Medicine, Chonju, Korea. soo@moak.chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Colonoscopy;
Complication;
Ischemic colitis
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Abdominal Pain;
Colitis, Ischemic*;
Colon, Sigmoid;
Colonoscopy*;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Mucous Membrane;
Outpatients;
Palpation;
Physical Examination
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2002;25(4):220-223
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 50-year-old man was undergone colonoscopy because of chronic lower abdominal pain for six months. No significant abnormalities was found through colonoscopy. Two days later, the patient returned to the hospital, complaining severe lower abdominal pain with hematochezia. On physical examination, his abdomen was soft to palpation, with mild tenderness on lower abdomen. Colonoscopy was performed again, which showed segmentally diffuse hyperemic and hemorrhagic mucosa resembling ischemic colitis in the sigmoid colon. He was put under our conservative treatment. Following up the colonoscopy on the third day of hospitalization, mucosal lesion displayed a remarkable improvement. Currently, he was discharged and is now under observation as an outpatient. The case of patient status complication with ischemic colitis after atraumatic colonoscopy was previously found only in caucasian patients. We are hereby reporting same case of a patient.
