title: Management of endoscopic complications, in particular perforation.
abstract: Management of endoscopic complications is a pertinent aspect of patient care that has received great attention in the past decade due to advancements and increases in complexity of therapeutic endoscopy. Working groups from various institutions such as American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy have devised detailed guidelines and management algorithms. Three main factors that contribute to endoscopic complications are patient, operator, and type of procedure. No one rule suits all;hence endoscopic complication management must be customized to individual patients. Comprehensive knowledge of patient, machine/device, and its interrelationship must be in place to manage endoscopic complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Technology Mara, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Rajesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Paramasivam
authors.forename: Phonthep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Angsuwatcharakon
authors.forename: Tanassanee
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soontornmanokul
authors.forename: Rungsun
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rerknimitr
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic