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01-07-2004 | Case Report

Perforated Colon Secondary to Virtual Colonoscopy: Report of a Case

Authors: Loretta Coady-Fariborzian, M.D., Luz P. Angel, M.D., John A. Procaccino, M.D.

Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum | Issue 7/2004

Abstract

We describe a case of a perforated colon secondary to a virtual colonoscopy in an 81-year-old female with ulcerative colitis. She underwent an emergent right hemicolectomy. The pathologic findings were described as ulcerative colitis with full-thickness perforation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first complication from a virtual colonoscopy reported in the literature.

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Title: Perforated Colon Secondary to Virtual Colonoscopy: Report of a Case
Authors: Loretta Coady-Fariborzian, M.D.
Luz P. Angel, M.D.
John A. Procaccino, M.D.
Publication date: 01-07-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum / Issue 7/2004
Print ISSN: 0012-3706
Electronic ISSN: 1530-0358
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-004-0541-z

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