Esophageal Rupture Associated with Colonoscopy Preparation

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Mar;64(3):682-3. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14003.

Authors

Yoshitaka Nishikawa¹, Shin'ichi Miyamoto², Takahiro Horimatsu¹, Hiroshi Okabe^{3

4}, Manabu Muto¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
³ Department of Surgery, Otsu Municipal Hospital, Shiga, Japan.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

PMID: 27000362
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14003

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Cathartics / adverse effects*
Colonoscopy*
Esophagus / injuries*
Humans
Male
Polyethylene Glycols / adverse effects*
Preoperative Care*
Rupture / chemically induced

Substances

Cathartics
Polyethylene Glycols