Intramural Hematoma Causing Hematochezia After Colonoscopy With Polypectomy

ACG Case Rep J. 2019 Jul 11;6(7):e00129. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000129. eCollection 2019 Jul.

Abstract

Intramural hematoma of the colon is a rare complication of colonoscopy. We present a case of a 78-year-old woman on warfarin who presented with hematochezia and hypotension due to intramural hematoma of the sigmoid colon after colonoscopy with polypectomy of small polyps in the right colon.

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  • Case Reports