Complications post optical colonoscopy are most commonly assessed by CT if patients present with abdominal symptoms post colonoscopy. Complications include:
- bowel perforation (most common)
- lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage
-
colitis
- infective colitis
- chemical colitis due to inadequate rinse of glutaraldehyde off the scope
- splenic injury
- postpolypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome
- retroperitoneal abscess in cases of polypectomy
- appendicitis
- diverticulitis
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