Publication details

Iatrogenic perforation during an endoscopic examination of the gastrointestinal tract.

Authors

VOKURKA Jiří

Year of publication 2004
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Bratislava Medical Journal
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Keywords colonoscopy-iatrogenic perforation-operative restoration
Description Polypectomy of thick polyps with a wider base and more rigid consistency is dangerous. The longer is the time and stronger the coagulation, the higher is the chance of iatrogenic perforation.Therefore we currently prefere laparoscopic assistance in polypectomy.

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