The commonest site of perforation during colonoscopy is –
Correct Answer: Sigmoid colon
Description: • Risks of colonoscopy: Perforation and hemorrhage
• MC site of bleeding after colonoscopy: Stalk after polypectomy.
• MC site of perforation during colonoscopy: Sigmoid colon
• Perforation can be caused by excessive air pressure, tearing of the antimesenteric border of the colon from excessive pressure on colonic loops, and at the sites of electrosurgical applications
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