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Splenic rupture after colonoscopy: Report of a case and review of literature

Splenic rupture is a rare complication of colonoscopy. For this reason the diagnosis could be delayed and the outcome dismal. Fifty-four cases of splenic rupture after colonoscopy have been described in the literature. The majority of the cases required emergent or delayed splenectomy, 13 of these c...

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Main Authors: Cappellani, Alessandro, Di Vita, Maria, Zanghì, Antonio, Cavallaro, Andrea, Alfano, Giovanni, Piccolo, Gaetano, Lo Menzo, Emanuele
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2279110/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18261241
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-3-8
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