Diagnosis and Management of Colonoscopy-related Perforation
10.4166/kjg.2019.73.6.327
- Author:
Nam Seok HAM
1
;
Jung Ho BAE
;
Dong Hoon YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dhyang@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Colonoscopy;
Intestinal perforation;
Colon
- MeSH:
Colon;
Colonoscopy;
Diagnosis;
Emergencies;
Incidence;
Intestinal Perforation;
Mass Screening
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2019;73(6):327-331
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Colonoscopy is one of the most useful procedures for making the diagnosis and treating various colorectal diseases, but this procedure rarely causes serious complications such as perforation. The incidence of colon perforation during colonoscopy is low. However, as the demand for screening and surveillance colonoscopy has gradually increased and colonoscopic polypectomy has become a commoner procedure in daily clinical practice, endoscopists should pay attention to prevent and manage colonoscopy-related perforation. The purpose of this review is to briefly summarize the guidelines from the World Journal of Emergency Surgery for the management of colonoscopy-related perforation.
