Coady-Fariborzian Loretta, Angel Luz P, Procaccino John A
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, USA.
Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Jul;47(7):1247-9. doi: 10.1007/s10350-004-0541-z. Epub 2004 May 19.
We describe a case of a perforated colon secondary to a virtual colonoscopy in an 81-year-old female with ulcerative colitis. She underwent an emergent right hemicolectomy. The pathologic findings were described as ulcerative colitis with full-thickness perforation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first complication from a virtual colonoscopy reported in the literature.
