[Haemorrhagic colitis after colonoscopy]

M Grenet; D Tsouria; G Desseaux; E Blondeau; I Verheyde

doi:10.1016/j.annfar.2004.01.015

[Haemorrhagic colitis after colonoscopy]

Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2004 May;23(5):499-500. doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2004.01.015.

[Article in French]

Authors

M Grenet¹, D Tsouria, G Desseaux, E Blondeau, I Verheyde

Affiliation

¹ Service de réanimation chirurgicale, hôpital Victor-Provo, boulevard Lacordaire, BP 359, 59056 Roubaix cedex 1, France.

PMID: 15158241
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2004.01.015

Abstract

We report the case of a 43-year-old woman with an acute haemorrhagic colitis after colonoscopy with ambulatory anaesthesia. The diagnosis is likely to have been glutaraldehyde induced colitis (used for disinfection of the endoscope). The patient recovered spontaneously completely.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adult
Colitis / etiology*
Colonoscopy / adverse effects*
Disinfectants / adverse effects
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / physiopathology
Glutaral / adverse effects
Humans
Shock / etiology*

Substances

Disinfectants
Glutaral