A rare case of small bowel obstruction following colonoscopy

International Conference on Clinical Case Reports and Dermatology

November 08-09, 2018 Sydney, Australia

Tetyana Kelly, Paul Liebenberg and Adrian Cohen

Gosford Hospital, Australia

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Case Rep

Abstract :

Bowel obstruction following colonoscopy is very rare. We present a case of a 53-year-old female who underwent elective colonoscopy and haemorrhoidectomy. She developed generalised abdominal pain and distension with CT findings suggestive of small bowel obstruction. The patient underwent an emergency laparotomy, which revealed ischemic small bowel which had internally herniated through an adhesional band around caecum. Bowel ischemia recovered following adhesiolysis and the patient was spared from having a bowel resection. She recovered well after 2 days in ICU. We present a very rare case of small bowel obstruction following routine colonoscopy.

Biography :

Tetyana Kelly has completed her Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Limerick in Ireland and Internship in the University Hospital Limerick. She has completed her Residency in Gosford Hospital, Australia. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Surgery at the University of Sydney.

E-mail: tetyanakelly@gmail.com