Abstract:A 71-year-old woman presented to the emergency department, 6 days following a diagnostic colonoscopy (arranged following a routine-surveillance, positive, faecal occult blood test). She complained of lower abdominal pain and left-sided chest and shoulder pain, beginning on the first day following colonoscopy, associated with looking pale and feeling lethargic. Her general practitioner (GP) had prescribed oral antibiotics for a presumed lower respiratory tract infection.Her past medical history included atrial … Show more
“…However, this may be less of a risk factor, but rather an indicator of the patient population undergoing colonoscopies. The use of anticoagulants has been reported in some of the previous cases, but does not correlate with splenic injury (12). Approximately half of the patients with splenic injury were reported to have undergone previous abdominal surgery (13).…”
“…However, this may be less of a risk factor, but rather an indicator of the patient population undergoing colonoscopies. The use of anticoagulants has been reported in some of the previous cases, but does not correlate with splenic injury (12). Approximately half of the patients with splenic injury were reported to have undergone previous abdominal surgery (13).…”
“…Die Letalität bei Milzruptur nach Koloskopie wird mit rund 8% in der Literatur angegeben [1,12]. Seit Erstbeschreibung 1974 wurden weltweit lediglich rund 90 Fälle berichtet [1,3,14].…”
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“…an der Milzkapsel [1,2,3,7]. Auch externer Druck und Manipulationen während der Koloskopie stellen einen prädisponierenden Faktor für eine Milzverletzung dar [5,6,8,11,12]. Diese Faktoren ließen sich auch für den vorliegenden Fallbericht in Form einer erschwerten Koloskopie und einer stattgehabten Laparotomie vor 30 Jahren feststellen.…”
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“…Skipworth et al [12] fanden als klinischen Untersuchungsparameter in 91% abdominelle Schmerzen, in 84% eine Anä-mie, in 72% eine Leukozytose, in 59% ein positives Kehr-Zeichen und in 46% kreislaufinstabile Patienten. Der in unserem Fallbericht berichtete Patient wies linksseitige Oberbauchschmerzen mit einem positiven Kehr-Zeichen auf, zeigte initial keine Anämie oder Leukozytose und war kreislaufstabil.…”
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“…Letztere ist Goldstandard insbesondere in der Differenzialdiagnostik bei akutem Abdomen nach vorausgegangener Koloskopie [12].…”
Splenic injury during colonoscopy is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication. The case of an 82-year-old male patient with a ruptured spleen after screening colonoscopy is reported. The predisposing risk factors for a laceration of the spleen during colonoscopy are discussed as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
BackgroundSplenic injury due to colonoscopy is rare, but has high mortality. While historically treated conservatively for low‐grade injuries or with splenectomy for high‐grade injuries, splenic artery embolisation is increasingly utilised, reflecting modern treatment guidelines for external blunt trauma. This systematic review evaluates outcomes of published cases of splenic injury due to colonoscopy treated with splenic artery embolisation.MethodsA systematic review was performed of published articles concerning splenic injury during colonoscopy treated primarily with splenic artery embolisation, splenectomy, or splenorrhaphy from 1977 to 2022. Datapoints included demographics, past surgical history, indication for colonoscopy, delay to diagnosis, treatment, grade of injury, splenic artery embolisation location, splenic preservation (salvage), and mortality.ResultsThe 30 patients treated with splenic artery embolisation were of mean age 65 (SD 9) years and 67% female, with 83% avoiding splenectomy and 6.7% mortality. Splenic artery embolisation was proximal to the splenic hilum in 81%. The 163 patients treated with splenectomy were of mean age 65 (SD 11) years and 66% female, with 5.5% mortality. Three patients treated with splenorrhaphy of median age 60 (range 59–70) years all avoided splenectomy with no mortality. There was no difference in mortality between splenic artery embolisation and splenectomy cohorts (p = 0.81).ConclusionsSplenic artery embolisation is an effective treatment option in splenic injury due to colonoscopy. Given the known benefits of splenic salvage compared to splenectomy, including preserved immune function against encapsulated organisms, low cost, and shorter hospital length of stay, embolisation should be incorporated into treatment pathways for splenic injury due to colonoscopy in suitable patients.
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