Post-polypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome: a rare cause of acute abdominal pain
While generally safe, the most feared complication of colonoscopy is perforation of the colon, occurring in nearly 1 in 1,000 procedures, and is more common when polypectomy is performed and electrocautery is used. Less commonly known is the post-polypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome, a transmural...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/29147/pdf_12 |