Splenic injury following colonoscopy - An underdiagnosed, but soon to increase, phenomenon?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Skipworth, J R A ^a   Raptis, D A ^a   Rawal, J S ^a   Damink, S Olde ^a   Shankar, A ^a   Malago, M ^a   Imber, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Complications; Splenectomy; Splenic rupture

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; REVIEW; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC RUPTURE;

EID: 68349087096     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/147870809X400994     Document Type: Article

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