Inguinal Hernia During Colonoscopy
During colonoscopy the colon is filled with gas by the colonoscope to enhance the image of the colon s interior.
Inguinal hernia during colonoscopy. Small hernia should not impede colonoscopy. An inguinal hernia appears as a bulge on one or both sides of the groin. Inguinal hernia repair is a common surgical procedure. It doesn t improve on its own however and can lead to life threatening complications.
Incarcerated colonoscope bulging into the left inguinal hernia during colonoscopy. However if the hernia is really large so intestines are in the. However in cases where surgery would be inappropriate and colonoscopy is warranted some techniques can be used to reduce the risk of colonoscope incarceration. Small hernia usually contains some fat from abdominal cavity.
The incarceration may occur on insertion or withdrawal and frequently the hernia is not. People who have inguinal hernia should consider hernia repair to avoid colonoscopy complication. Your doctor is likely to recommend surgery to fix an inguinal hernia that s painful or enlarging. This type of hernia is called inguinal because fat or part of the intestine slides through a weak area at the inguinal ring the opening to the inguinal canal.
An inguinal hernia occurs in the groin the area between the abdomen and thigh. If your hernia is a small one there should be no problem. As prophylaxis in cases where inguinal hernia is detected colonoscopy should be delayed until surgical repair of the hernia is performed. The patient was given further midazolam and pethidine to a total of 5 mg and 62 5 mg respectively to ensure adequate analgesia and the incarcerated colonoscope was attempted to be reduced manually through external manual pressure and clockwise and counter.
Incarceration of an endoscope in an inguinal hernia may occur during the course of routine colonoscopy. Have had abdominal pain for awhile now about 4 months. If you re having up abdominal pain and were told by a physicia. This action can cause obstruction of the large hernias located in the intestine and surgery is required to facilitate normal colon.