Colonoscopic Perforations, What is Our Experience in a Training Hospital?

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2016 Feb;26(1):44-8. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000000220.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe our experience in patients treated with the diagnosis of colonoscopic perforation. A retrospective institutional computer-based search of the patients treated with the diagnosis of colonoscopic perforation between July 2009 and May 2014 was undertaken. Our study included 16 patients. In 9 (56%) patients, perforations occurred during the diagnostic colonoscopy. Snare polypectomy was the causative factor in 5 patients associated with therapeutic colonoscopy. The perforation was significantly higher in patients who underwent therapeutic colonoscopy than those had diagnostic colonoscopy (P<0.007). The sigmoid colon was the most common perforation site (62.5%). Twelve patients (75%) were treated by surgically, 3 (19%) patients by conservatively, and 1 (6%) by endoscopic clipping. Early recognition of the perforation is critical. Therefore, a high index of suspicion is essential for the prompt and accurate diagnosis.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Colon / injuries*
  • Colon / surgery
  • Colon, Sigmoid / injuries
  • Colonoscopy / adverse effects*
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Teaching
  • Humans
  • Ileum / injuries
  • Intestinal Perforation / diagnosis
  • Intestinal Perforation / etiology*
  • Intestinal Perforation / surgery
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Rectum / injuries
  • Retrospective Studies