Post-polypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome: a rare cause of acute abdominal pain.
While generally safe, the most feared complication of colonoscopy is perforation of the colon, occurring in nearly 1 in 1,000 procedures, and is more common when polypectomy is performed and electrocautery is used. Less commonly known is the post-polypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome, a transmural burn of the colon which mimics the signs and symptoms of perforation as well as the time course, but follows a benign course and can be treated conservatively.
Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA; asadjehangir@gmail.com.
Asad
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Jehangir
Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
Kyle M
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Bennett
Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
Andrew C
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Rettew
Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
Opeyemi
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Fadahunsi
Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
Bilal
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Shaikh
Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
Anthony
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Donato
post-polypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome; snare polypectomy; transmural burn; tubulovillous polyp