Septicaemia after colonoscopy due to an iliac artery aneurysm.
Transient bacteraemia following colonoscopy is very rare after colonoscopy though endotoxaemia without clinical consequences may occur in about 9% of patients (1, 2). An unusual case of septicaemia after colonoscopy associated with an iliac artery aneurysm is reported.
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*