@article{oai:u-fukui.repo.nii.ac.jp:00023582,
 author = {Kimura, Yohei and Taguchi, Seiichi and Goi, Takanori},
 journal = {福井大学医学部研究雑誌},
 month = {Jan},
 note = {Background: Incarceration of the colonoscope within the inguinal hernia including sigmoid colon is an unusual complication of colonoscopy. We report a rare case of colonoscope incarceration within a left inguinal hernia. Case presentation: A 75-year-old man underwent a colonoscopy because of the positive result of a fecal occult blood test. During the examination, when the scope was inserted into the descending colon, the patient was suddenly complaining of left lower abdominal pain. An abdominal CT showed that the sigmoid colon and the colonoscope inside it were incarcerated in the left inguinal hernia. The colonoscope was stuck and not able to be either pushed or removed. An emergency operation was performed, when the colonoscope became incarcerated in the sigmoid colon of the left inguinal fossa. It was assumed that the sigmoid colon incarceration was due to adhesion with a hernial sac. We reduced sigmoid colon into the abdominal cavity and repaired the hernia hilum using a Direct Kugel Patch and onlay mesh. Conclusion: We should be careful of patient's past history and physical examination before performing colonoscopy. We learned that inguinal hernia has a potential risk, such as the case we encountered during colonoscopy.},
 pages = {53--56},
 title = {A Colonoscope Incarceration within Left Inguinal Hernia: Report of a Case},
 volume = {18},
 year = {2018}
}