Abstract
Complications related to endoscopy are commonly encountered in the emergency department (ED) due to an increased use of outpatient diagnostic and therapeutic upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures. A majority of these procedures are performed on an outpatient basis, and patients with post-procedural symptoms may return to the ED. Since these patients often undergo computed tomography (CT) for diagnosis of post-procedure complications, the emergency radiologist should be familiar with the spectrum of expected post-procedural findings, as well as common and rare complications. We present a pictorial review of post-endoscopy complications and review imaging protocols in different clinical scenarios.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 503-511 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Emergency Radiology |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Complications
- Computed tomography
- Endoscopy
- Gastrointestinal
- Procedure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging