title: Splenic rupture after diagnostic colonoscopy: a case report.
abstract: Colonoscopy is a commonly used diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. Splenic injury or rupture after this procedure is rare. We report a case of splenic rupture and hematoma in a middle-aged man who presented with symptoms of worsened anemia after diagnostic colonoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical University of Ohio, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, USA. nzenooz@meduohio.edu
authors.forename: Navid A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Zenooz
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Win
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed