| Autor: |
Jehangir A; Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA; asadjehangir@gmail.com., Bennett KM; Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA., Rettew AC; Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA., Fadahunsi O; Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA., Shaikh B; Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA., Donato A; Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA. |
| Abstrakt: |
While generally safe, the most feared complication of colonoscopy is perforation of the colon, occurring in nearly 1 in 1,000 procedures, and is more common when polypectomy is performed and electrocautery is used. Less commonly known is the post-polypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome, a transmural burn of the colon which mimics the signs and symptoms of perforation as well as the time course, but follows a benign course and can be treated conservatively. |
