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Splenic rupture after diagnostic colonoscopy: a case report

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Background

Colonoscopy is a commonly used diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. Splenic injury or rupture after this procedure is rare.

Case report

We report a case of splenic rupture and hematoma in a middle-aged man who presented with symptoms of worsened anemia after diagnostic colonoscopy.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Medical University of Ohio, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, USA

    Navid A. Zenooz & Thomas Win

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Zenooz, N.A., Win, T. Splenic rupture after diagnostic colonoscopy: a case report. Emerg Radiol 12, 272–273 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-006-0486-8

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