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Endovascular Treatment of Active Splenic Bleeding After Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Corcillo, Antonella ; Aellen, Steve ; Zingg, Tobias ; Bize, Pierre ; Demartines, Nicolas ; Denys, Alban

In: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 2013, vol. 36, no. 5, p. 1270-1279

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    Titre
    • Endovascular Treatment of Active Splenic Bleeding After Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review of the Literature
    Auteur
    • Corcillo, Antonella. Département de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Aellen, Steve. Service de Chirurgie Viscérale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Zingg, Tobias. Service de Chirurgie Viscérale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Bize, Pierre. Département de Radiologie Interventionnelle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Demartines, Nicolas. Service de Chirurgie Viscérale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Denys, Alban. Département de Radiologie Interventionnelle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 2013, vol. 36, no. 5, p. 1270-1279. Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com
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    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:322007
    Summary
    Purpose: Colonoscopy is reported to be a safe procedure that is routinely performed for the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal diseases. Splenic rupture is considered to be a rare complication with high mortality and morbidity that requires immediate diagnosis and management. Nonoperative management (NOM), surgical treatment (ST), and, more recently, proximal splenic artery embolization (PSAE) have been proposed as treatment options. The goal of this study was to assess whether PSAE is safe even in high-grade ruptures. Methods: We report two rare cases of post colonoscopy splenic rupture. A systematic review of the literature from 2002 to 2010 (first reported case of PSAE) was performed and the three types of treatment compared. Results: All patients reviewed (77 of 77) presented with intraperitoneal hemorrhage due to isolated splenic trauma. Splenic rupture was high-grade in most patients when grading was possible. Six of 77 patients (7.8%) were treated with PSAE, including the 2 cases reported herein. Fifty-seven patients (74%) underwent ST. NOM was attempted first in 25 patients with a high failure rate (11 of 25 [44%]) and requiring a salvage procedure, such as PSAE or ST. Previous surgery (31 of 59 patients), adhesions (10 of 13), diagnostic colonoscopies (49 of 71), previous biopsies or polypectomies (31 of 57) and female sex (56 of 77) were identified as risk factors. In contrast, splenomegaly (0 of 77 patients), medications that increase the risk of bleeding (13 of 30) and difficult colonoscopies (16 of 51) were not identified as risk factors. PSAE was safe and effective even in elderly patients with comorbidities and those taking medications that increase the risk of bleeding, and the length of the hospital stay was similar to that after ST. Conclusion: We propose a treatment algorithm based on clinical and radiological criteria. Because of the high failure rate after NOM, PSAE should be the treatment of choice to manage grade I through IV splenic ruptures after colonoscopy in hemodynamically stabilized patients