| Literature DB >> 529333 |
J H Thomas, G E Pierce, R I MacArthur.
Abstract
Fiberoptic colonoscopy has significantly altered the managment of patients with colonic diseases. Complications of colonoscopy are not common, but most often include hemorrhage and perforation. This report describes an unusual and interesting case of colonic perforation related to fiberoptic colonoscopy in which the perforation presented as bilateral pneumothoraces.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 529333 PMCID: PMC2537284
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Natl Med Assoc ISSN: 0027-9684 Impact factor: 1.798