{"id":6608,"date":"2012-10-06T19:14:18","date_gmt":"2012-10-06T23:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/?p=6608"},"modified":"2013-05-19T11:41:51","modified_gmt":"2013-05-19T15:41:51","slug":"repair-colonic-perforations-moves-endoscopic-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2012\/10\/repair-colonic-perforations-moves-endoscopic-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"Repair of Colonic Perforations Moves Toward Endoscopic Technique"},"content":{"rendered":"
The December, 2011 issue of the journal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy<\/em> has an article by Dr. G.S. Raju of MD Anderson Cancer Center regarding the evolving strategy of repairing colonscopy-related perforations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Perforations during colonoscopy are rare (.1-.5%) and typically occur during or after a polypectomy procedure. Procedures where endoscopic mucosal resection or endoscopic submucosal resection are used carry the highest risk of perforation.<\/p>\n The pathophysiology of a colonic perforation is well-described.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The December, 2011 issue of the journal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has an article by Dr. G.S. Raju of MD Anderson Cancer Center regarding the evolving strategy of repairing colonscopy-related perforations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[5012,5013,5015,5014],"yoast_head":"\n