Abstract
After screening colonoscopy, a 65-year-old female developed small-bowel obstruction as demonstrated on abdominal CT scan. The obstruction was caused by a large herniation of the small intestine seemingly caused by the colonoscopic procedure. This is only the second report in the literature of incarcerated intestinal hernia as a complication of colonoscopy.
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Chung, H., Yuschak, J.V. & Kukora, J.S. Internal Hernia as a Complication of Colonoscopy. Dis Colon Rectum 46, 1416–1417 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-004-6759-y
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