What are the risk factors of colonoscopic perforation?
Open Access
- 24 September 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Gastroenterology
- Vol. 9 (1), 71
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-230x-9-71
Abstract
Knowledge of the factors influencing colonoscopic perforation (CP) is of decisive importance, especially with regard to the avoidance or minimization of the perforations. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and risk factors of CP in one of the endoscopic training centers accredited by the World Gastroenterology Organization.Keywords
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