Iatrogenic Sinistral Hypertension Complicating Screening Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is widely accepted as the gold-standard screening technique for detecting malignancies in the distal gastrointestinal tract in patients with symptoms suggestive of colon cancer. However, this procedure is not without risk, including colonic perforation. We report a patient who was manage...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Oliver J. Ziff, A. M. James Shapiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/695318