Volume 9

A Rare Complication of Screening Colonoscopy

1. Case Report A 51-year-old Asian male with no significant past medical history presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with chief complaint of increasing abdominal pain following an outpatient screening colonoscopy. Per patient and chart review a complete colonoscopy had been achieved and revealed no polyps or abnormalities. At conclusion of procedure retroflexion was attempted …

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Central Rural Area, Riyadh Province Al-Kharj of Saudi Arabia: Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, Natural Course of Disease and Current Clinical Practice

1. Abstract 1.1. Background and Aim The epidemiology, clinical characteristics, natural course, and treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in the gastroenterology centres of Al Kharj, Riyadh Province, are still largely unknown. Therefore, a survey was conducted to describe IBD features to correlate the findings with published data from the rest of the country and …

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