Abstract
Colonoscopy, when performed for appropriate indications and by experienced, competent personnel, is a remarkably safe procedure. The occasional complications which occur may be the results of pneumatic, mechanical or electrical injuries to the colon or may develop as secondary disorders involving other organ systems. Most complications can be successfully prevented by adequately preparing both the endoscopist and the patient and by avoiding colonoscopy when specific contraindications are present. Should complications occur, their management generally follows established surgical principles. Even though colonoscopy has made a dramatic impact upon the diagnosis of and therapy for disease of the large intestines, it is important for practitioners to be mindful of its limitations. Future developments, applied rationally, can be expected to extend its usefulness and further improve its safety.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 270-281 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics |
| Volume | 148 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1979 |
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- Surgery
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Complications in colonoscopy. / Schwesinger, Wayne H; Levine, B. A.; Ramos, R.
In: Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vol. 148, No. 2, 1979, p. 270-281.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Complications in colonoscopy
AU - Schwesinger, Wayne H
AU - Levine, B. A.
AU - Ramos, R.
PY - 1979
Y1 - 1979
N2 - Colonoscopy, when performed for appropriate indications and by experienced, competent personnel, is a remarkably safe procedure. The occasional complications which occur may be the results of pneumatic, mechanical or electrical injuries to the colon or may develop as secondary disorders involving other organ systems. Most complications can be successfully prevented by adequately preparing both the endoscopist and the patient and by avoiding colonoscopy when specific contraindications are present. Should complications occur, their management generally follows established surgical principles. Even though colonoscopy has made a dramatic impact upon the diagnosis of and therapy for disease of the large intestines, it is important for practitioners to be mindful of its limitations. Future developments, applied rationally, can be expected to extend its usefulness and further improve its safety.
AB - Colonoscopy, when performed for appropriate indications and by experienced, competent personnel, is a remarkably safe procedure. The occasional complications which occur may be the results of pneumatic, mechanical or electrical injuries to the colon or may develop as secondary disorders involving other organ systems. Most complications can be successfully prevented by adequately preparing both the endoscopist and the patient and by avoiding colonoscopy when specific contraindications are present. Should complications occur, their management generally follows established surgical principles. Even though colonoscopy has made a dramatic impact upon the diagnosis of and therapy for disease of the large intestines, it is important for practitioners to be mindful of its limitations. Future developments, applied rationally, can be expected to extend its usefulness and further improve its safety.
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JO - Journal of the American College of Surgeons
JF - Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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