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What Are Side Effects Of Colonoscopy?
Question: Hello Doctor -
I had a colonoscopy this morning and doctor removed one polyp during the procedure.
What kind of complications happen after the procedure?
If perforation happens, when the symptoms appear? How to know if it happened?
What things need to watch for after the procedure?
Thanks for your time and expert advice.
Best Regards
--XXXX
I had a colonoscopy this morning and doctor removed one polyp during the procedure.
What kind of complications happen after the procedure?
If perforation happens, when the symptoms appear? How to know if it happened?
What things need to watch for after the procedure?
Thanks for your time and expert advice.
Best Regards
--XXXX
Brief Answer:
Monitor for bleeding&unusual pain...
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
You will have little bleeding for a couple of days. Usually, no serious complication will happen after this procedure.
Perforation is not a common complication. In case perforation would occur, you'll have unusual pain. The higher the scope has gone (up to sigmoid); the higher the chances for perforation. Otherwise, there is minimal chance for perforation.
You should monitor bleeding and any unusual sign of pain and/or fever.
Hope it answered to your queries!
Dr.Klerida
Monitor for bleeding&unusual pain...
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
You will have little bleeding for a couple of days. Usually, no serious complication will happen after this procedure.
Perforation is not a common complication. In case perforation would occur, you'll have unusual pain. The higher the scope has gone (up to sigmoid); the higher the chances for perforation. Otherwise, there is minimal chance for perforation.
You should monitor bleeding and any unusual sign of pain and/or fever.
Hope it answered to your queries!
Dr.Klerida
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks doctor for your answer.
Does polyp removal/biopsy cause perforation?
If the perforation occurs, when the symptoms starts? Immediately after the procedure or it may take few days?
Best Regards
XXXX
Does polyp removal/biopsy cause perforation?
If the perforation occurs, when the symptoms starts? Immediately after the procedure or it may take few days?
Best Regards
XXXX
Brief Answer:
Signs appear the same day immediately after proced
Detailed Answer:
Hi back XXXXXXX
Yes, polyp removal can cause in rare cases perforations, especially when polyps are located in the upper colon (i.e. sigmoid). It not common for perforation to cause while taking biopsy as small amount of tissue (microscopic) is taken off.
Usually, perforation symptoms will show at the same day you had the colonoscopy. If no signs (i.e. pain), until now, then, nothing to worry about perforation. It does not take days to show off but within the same day, immediately after the procedure.
All the best!
Dr.Klerida
Signs appear the same day immediately after proced
Detailed Answer:
Hi back XXXXXXX
Yes, polyp removal can cause in rare cases perforations, especially when polyps are located in the upper colon (i.e. sigmoid). It not common for perforation to cause while taking biopsy as small amount of tissue (microscopic) is taken off.
Usually, perforation symptoms will show at the same day you had the colonoscopy. If no signs (i.e. pain), until now, then, nothing to worry about perforation. It does not take days to show off but within the same day, immediately after the procedure.
All the best!
Dr.Klerida
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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