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A Case of Iatrogenic Splenic Injury Following Routine Colonoscopy With Possible Influence of Unique Anatomy Due to Severe Scoliosis.
Curēus 2021 April 8
Iatrogenic splenic injury is a rare complication of all abdominal surgeries. Despite the procedure's overall safety, colonoscopy is now the procedure most frequently associated with iatrogenic splenic injury. A 58-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension, lung cancer in remission, colon polyps, and severe scoliosis presented for grade three splenic laceration two days following a routine colonoscopy. He had no recent history of injury or other inciting events that could have led to traumatic injury. Non-operative management included splenic artery embolization and transfusion of one unit of packed red blood cells, after which he improved in the hospital and was discharged home in stable condition. This case postulates the possible influence of his severe scoliosis, and thus altered abdominal viscera anatomy, on his iatrogenic splenic injury, as well as the potential importance of investigating scoliosis as a risk factor for difficult colonoscopy or even iatrogenic splenic injury during colonoscopy.
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