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Review
. 2007 Aug;68(8):429-33.
doi: 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.8.24495.

Colonoscopic perforation

Alok Tiwari  1 , Luke Melegros
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Review

Colonoscopic perforation

Alok Tiwari et al. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2007 Aug.

Abstract

Perforation is an uncommon but important complication of colonoscopy. This review looks at the incidence, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of this condition.

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