title: Presacral hemorrhage: a rare complication of colonoscopy.
abstract: The Authors describe a case of presacral hemorrhage after a colonoscopy in a patient taking anticoagulation. Surgical treatment was necessary to stop the hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive Surgery and Celioscopy, CHU Brugmann, Brussels.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Philippart
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brandelet
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Koster
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mendes da Costa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003248:Constipation / Q000175:diagnosis; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012447:Sacrum; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome