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Researchers at New York Medical College, Medical College target abdominal pain
November 19th, 2007
2007 NOV 19 -- "Colonoscopy is a common procedure performed by gastroenterologists and general surgeons. Currently over 500,000 colonoscopies are performed each year in the United States," researchers in the United States report. "The incidence of complications of any nature varies from 0.1% to 1.9% [ 1]. Perforation and hemorrhage are the most common complications of this procedure. We describe our unique experience with two patients who developed acute cholecystitis 24-72 hr after colonoscopy," wrote F. Aziz and colleagues, New York Medical College, Medical College. The researchers concluded: "These two cases are presented and the relatively sparse medical literature on this subject is reviewed." Aziz and colleagues published their study in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (Abdominal pain after colonoscopy: Can it be acute cholecystitis? Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 2007;52(10):2660-2661). For additional information, contact F. Aziz, New York Medical College, Dept. of Surgery, Munger Pavilion, Suite 211, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA. Publisher contact information for the journal Digestive Diseases and Sciences is: Springer, Van Godewijckstraat 30, 3311 Gz Dordrecht, Netherlands. Keywords: United States, Valhalla, Abdominal Pain, Gastroenterology, New York Medical College, Medical College. This article was prepared by Pain & Central Nervous System Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Pain & Central Nervous System Week via NewsRx.com.
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