%0 Journal Article
%T A different type of perforation: appendicitis after colonoscopy
%A Amani Jambhekar
%A James Rucinski
%A Raffaele Borriello
%A Ryan Lindborg
%A Shawn Robinson
%J JRSM Open
%@ 2054-2704
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/2054270418815108
%X Physicians who perform colonoscopy should consider appendicitis in the differential diagnosis of post procedure abdominal pain. Diagnostic laparoscopy is a safe adjunct for evaluation in patients with suspected perforation after colonoscopy. It is important that all physicians be aware of this complication to ensure prompt diagnosis and intervention
%K Surgery
%K gastroenterology
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2054270418815108