Appendicitis as a complication of colonoscopy
Acute appendicitis is an extremely rare complication of colonoscopy, with no reports in the British literature. Here we discuss a case report of a patient who developed acute appendicitis 24 hours following a normal diagnostic colonoscopy. This case report highlights the rarity of this life threaten...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Surgical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://jscr.co.uk/2010/11/colorectal-surgery/appendicitis-as-a-complication-of-colonoscopy/ |