Splenic Injury During Colonoscopy-a Complication that Warrants Urgent Attention

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1225-1234

  Singla, S ^a   Keller, D ^a   Thirunavukarasu, P ^b   Tamandl, D ^c   Gupta, S ^d   Gaughan, J ^a   Dempsey, D ^e  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d BHARATI VIDYAPEETH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Spleen injury; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SPLEEN; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY;

COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC RUPTURE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84862797922     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1871-0     Document Type: Article

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