Iatric submucosal hemorrhage. A pitfall of intraoperative endoscopy.
Intraoperative fiberoptic endoscopy has been recommended to identify the site of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients whose preoperative endoscopic and/or roentgenologic studies have been unrevealing but who require surgical intervention to control the bleeding. We report an undescribed complication of intraoperative endoscopy in such a patient.
D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D007431:Intraoperative Complications