title: Repair of a colonoscopic perforation of the rectum with transanal endoscopic microsurgery.
abstract: Iatrogenic colonic perforations are relatively uncommon but serious complications of diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopies. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is an useful approach to the rectum and may be used for repair of a rectal perforation during colonoscopy. A 56-year-old male had an iatrogenic perforation of the rectum during a routine follow-up colonoscopy repaired by TEM with an uneventful and rapid recovery.
authors: Department of General Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 West Harrison Street, Suite 1138, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
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authors: Zhou
authors: Department of General Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 West Harrison Street, Suite 1138, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA. bruce_orkin@rush.edu.
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authors: BA
authors: Orkin
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000067369:Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Colonic perforation; TEM; Transanal endoscopic microsurgery