Medical Dispute Related to Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Complications: Prevention and Management
10.4166/kjg.2019.73.6.315
- Author:
Yunho JUNG
1
Author Information
1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea. yoonho7575@naver.com
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Endoscopy;
Therapeutics
- MeSH:
Dissent and Disputes;
Endoscopy;
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal;
Incidence
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2019;73(6):315-321
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Because gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy examinations are being performed increasingly frequently, the rate of detection of cancer and of precancerous lesions has increased. Moreover, development of more advanced endoscopic technologies has expanded the indications for, and thus frequency of, therapeutic endoscopic procedures. However, the incidence of complications associated with diagnostic or therapeutic GI endoscopy has also increased. The complications associated with GI endoscopy can be ameliorated by endoscopic or conservative treatment, but caution is needed as some of the more serious complications, such as perforation, can lead to death. In this chapter, we review the possible complications of GI endoscopy and discuss methods for their prevention and treatment.
