title: Perforated colon secondary to virtual colonoscopy: report of a case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Loretta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coady-Fariborzian
authors.forename: Luz P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Angel
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Procaccino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007327:Insufflation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome