“Can colonoscopy cause any damage?”
I will have a colonoscopy. Can colonoscopy cause any damage?
4 Answers
Surgeonsurgeon
Yes it can. The scope can rupture an adhesion.
Yes, mainly perforation and ruptured spleen.
Daniel Curran
Family Nurse Practitioner,
There is risk with any procedure. Perforation of the bowel is a potential risk which will be explained to you by the physician doing the procedure as well as any other risks involved prior to having you sign the consent for the procedure.
Yes, any procedure has the possibility of causing a complication. The main concern for colonoscopy is the risk of colon perforation, but fortunately this risk is quite low. For a routine screening colonoscopy, the risk of perforation is in the range of 1:5000 to 1:10000.
