Postcolonoscopy appendicitis in a patient with active ulcerative colitis

作     者：Natalie M Bachir Linda A Feagins 

作者机构：Departments of MedicineUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas andthe VA North Texas Health Care System 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy》 (世界胃肠内镜杂志（英文版）（电子版）)

年 卷 期：2010年第2卷第6期

页      面：232-234页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by the Office of Medical Research Department of Veteran’s Affairs(Dallas TX)and the Harris Methodist HealthFoundation Dr.Clark R Gregg Fund 

主　　题：Postcolonoscopy appendicitis Ulcerative colitis Complications Colonoscopy 

摘      要：Complications due to diagnostic colonoscopy are uncommon and acute appendicitis is a very rare complication of *** poses a diagnostic challenge as the presentation of appendicitis is similar to that of other complications of colonoscopy such as perforation or postpolypectomy *** is hypothesized that postcolonoscopy appendicitis might be associated with obstruction of the appendiceal lumen with fecal matter during *** of the previous reports in the literature have described findings of appendicitis after colonoscopy in a patient with active ulcerative *** present a case of a 28 yearold man with active ulcerative colitis who underwent colonoscopy and subsequently developed acute appendicitis.