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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 11, November 2013, pages 758-761

Post Colonoscopy Splenic Injuries: Case Series and Recommendations

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Unremarkable chest X ray.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Hemoperitoneum with splenic hematoma.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. CXR showing no free air under the diaphragms.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Full thickness splenic laceration with capsule stripping.
Figure 5.
Figure 5. Excessive downward stretching of the splenocolic ligament can induce a tear in the splenic capsule and severe hemorrhage (courtesy of Dr Drago Popovic, Hervey Bay Hospital, Australia).