Feb. 4, 2003 — Risk of perforation from colonoscopy is twice that from sigmoidoscopy, according to the results of a population-based study reported in the Feb. 5 issue of the Journal of the National ...

Background: Knowledge of the factors influencing colonoscopic perforation (CP) is of decisive importance, especially with regard to the avoidance or minimization of the perforations. The aim of this ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD A bowel perforation can affect the small or large intestine.A perforated bowel may cause ...

A new report confirms earlier research that colon perforation in multiple myeloma is associated with corticosteroids, though the exact cause of the apparent link is not known. Colon perforation in ...

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) who experience colon perforation may have similar survival times to those without perforation. Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) may ...

A doctor who caused a perforation in the colon of a patient in her 50s during a colonoscopy performed as part of a health screening, and failed to provide proper guidance on necessary actions upon ...

A colonoscopy is a generally safe and effective preventive procedure to examine the colon for possible cancer, disease, or other growths. Complications are rare, but some people may experience chest ...

The most tense moment during an emergency department shift is the arrival of a patient with a "lower gastrointestinal perforation." Severe bacterial peritonitis caused by fecal leakage will progress t ...

A recent study found around 30% of all procedures performed in a New South Wales hospital were either unhelpful or harmful. Some of these, which included performing a colonoscopy for constipation, ...