A Case of Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum without Spleen Injury after a Diagnostic Colonoscopy.
- Author:
Ami KWON
1
;
Chang Wook KIM
;
Kyoung Eun LEE
;
Yeon Ji KIM
;
Haneul PARK
;
Yoorim SEO
;
Chang Don LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cwkim@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Colonoscopy;
Complications;
Hemoperitoneum;
Abdomen;
Acute
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Abdomen, Acute;
Colonoscopy;
Hemoperitoneum;
Hemorrhage;
Spleen
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2013;85(2):178-182
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Colonoscopy is a widely used diagnostic and therapeutic intervention with an excellent safety profile. Although an intraperitoneal hemorrhage is a rare complication after colonoscopy, and usually associated with splenic injury or solid organ pathology, it is potentially serious and can be life-threatening. We report a rare case of spontaneous intraperitoneal hemorrhage after diagnostic colonoscopy without splenic injury or intra-abdominal abnormality, known as idiopathic spontaneous intraperitoneal hemorrhage. This case emphasizes that physicians should be aware of the emergence of acute abdomen after colonoscopy.
