The Close Relationship between Large Bowel and Heart: When a Colonic Perforation Mimics an Acute Myocardial Infarction
Colonoscopic perforation is a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of colonoscopy. Its incidence varies in frequency from 0.016% to 0.21% for diagnostic procedures, but may be seen in up to 5% of therapeutic colonoscopies. In case of extraperitoneal perforation, atypical signs and s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Surgery |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8020197 |