ACG Case Reports Journal

Endoscopy | Volume 2, Issue 4

Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-Induced Anaphylactic Reaction During Bowel Preparation

David Gachoka, MD

ACG Case Rep J 2015;2(4):216-217. http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2015.63. Published: July 9, 2015

Few allergic reactions from PEG bowel preparation have been reported; these include urticaria, angioedema, and anaphylaxis. Reactions are thought to result from a small amount of PEG crossing the intestinal mucosa, which, in some patients, is sufficient to provoke an anaphylactic reaction.

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Colonic Diverticulitis After Endoscopic Band Ligation Performed for Colonic Diverticular Hemorrhage

Naoki Ishii, MD, and Yoshiyuki Fujita, MD

ACG Case Rep J 2015;2(4):218-220. http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2015.64. Published: July 9, 2015.

Endoscopic band ligation (EBL) was performed on a 72-year-old woman for the hemostasis of a colonic diverticular hemorrhage. The patient developed abdominal pain after EBL, consistent with uncomplicated diverticulitis.

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Perforation of a Long-standing Ileocolonic Anastomosis During Colonoscopy

Christina J. Tofani, MD¹, Benjamin Phillips, MD², Peter McCue, MD³, Jeffrey Baliff, MD³, and David Kastenberg, MD, FACP, AGAF, FACG¹

ACG Case Rep J 2015;2(4):221-223. http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2015.65. Published: July 9, 2015.

We present a 69-year-old woman who, during colonoscopy, had a perforation secondary to barotrauma of a long-standing ileocolonic anastomosis proximal to the point of colonoscopic intubation.

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