Diversion colitis with a mucosal tear on endoscopic insufflation

Routine laboratory investigations revealed: white blood cell count 10600/μl (normal range 4000-9000/μl), haemoglobin 12.2 g/dl (normal range 14-18 g/dl), haematocrit 36.1% (normal range 40-48%), blood urea nitrogen 76.4 mg/dl (normal range 9-21 mg/dl), and serum creatinine 4.29 mg/dl (normal range...

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Published inGut Vol. 52; no. 9; pp. 1388 - 1389
Main Authors Komuro, Y, Watanabe, T, Hata, K, Nagawa, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology 01.09.2003
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Subjects
Abdomen
Blood
Colitis - surgery
collagenous colitis
Colonoscopy - methods
Colostomy - methods
Endoscopy
Humans
Inflammatory bowel disease
Insufflation - adverse effects
Intestinal Mucosa - injuries
Letter
Male
Middle Aged
mucosal tears
Ostomy
Surveillance
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Summary:Routine laboratory investigations revealed: white blood cell count 10600/μl (normal range 4000-9000/μl), haemoglobin 12.2 g/dl (normal range 14-18 g/dl), haematocrit 36.1% (normal range 40-48%), blood urea nitrogen 76.4 mg/dl (normal range 9-21 mg/dl), and serum creatinine 4.29 mg/dl (normal range 0.6-1.2 mg/dl).
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Correspondence to:
 Dr Y Komuro, Department of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113–8655, Japan;
 komuro@kt.rim.or.jp
PMID:12912883
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ISSN:0017-5749
1468-3288
DOI:10.1136/gut.52.9.1388