title: Colonoscope incarceration within an inguinal hernia: a cautionary tale.
abstract: Incarceration of the colonoscope, within an undetected left-sided inguinal hernia, is a rarely reported event. The literature is reviewed, a possible mechanism described, and the technique used to remove the colonoscope outlined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Saunders
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D002836:Hemophilia B / Q000150:complications; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male