title: Acute appendicitis as a rare complication after colonoscopy.
abstract: Complications due to colonoscopy are uncommon, and acute appendicitis is a very rare complication of colonoscopy. We present the case of an 83-year-old man who underwent colonoscopy and subsequently developed acute appendicitis. In patients with abdominal pain who have had a recent colonoscopy, a high index of suspicion is necessary for the accurate diagnosis of appendicitis. Colonoscopists should be aware of this rare complication and consider it when making a differential diagnosis of post-colonoscopy abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Kurashiki City Kojima Hospital, 2-39 Kojima Ekimae, Kurashiki, Okayama, 711-0921, Japan, kmotoaki1216@ybb.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Motoaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuriyama
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male