[Splenic rupture following colonoscopy: an unusual complication].

Z Gastroenterol

Medizinische Klinik, Ruhr-Universität, St.-Josef-Hospital, Bochum.

Published: February 1992

A case of splenic rupture after an uneventful diagnostic colonoscopy in a 68-year old man is reported. Conservative management of this complication was successful. Splenic rupture is a unique and severe complication of colonoscopy, which can rarely be managed conservatively.

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