iatrogenic perforation of the colon during elective colonoscopy is a serious complication. surgical treatment remains the standard of care. we report a patient with a large colonic perforation that occurred during a screening colonoscopy, successfully repaired with laparoscopic methods. although the safety and efficacy of this approach is not entirely established, laparoscopy can be used to tre...

Despite intensive anatomical research during the last century, anatomical structures or variations of these structures may still cause confusion or even iatrogenic injury. A matter of debate is the sternalis muscle. We present a review of the literature of the sternalis muscle with special emphasis on its clinical anatomy.

Iatrogenesis is a term typically reserved to express the state of ill health or the adverse outcome resulting from a medical intervention, or lack thereof. Three types of iatrogenesis are described in the literature: clinical, social and cultural. This paper introduces a fourth type, technological iatrogenesis, or emerging errors stimulated by the infusion of technological innovations into comp...

Iatrogenic meningitis can be caused by a number of mechanisms. The recent case reports of fungal meningitis after application of epidural methylprednisolone caused warning in the medical community. Cases were caused by contaminated lots of methylprednisolone from a single compounding pharmacy. Several medications can cause meningitis by probable hypersensitivity mechanism. Neurologists should b...

Iatrogenic calcinosis cutis presents with similar symptoms and signs of soft tissue, joint and bone infections. We present here a preterm infant with iatrogenic calcinosis cutis misdiagnosed as septhic arthritis and osteomyelitis. We hope that our case report helps to raise clinicians’awareness of this rare situation. .When swelling and erythema of extremities occur in a newborn infant after in...

BACKGROUND The literature shows a variable and inconsistent relationship between socioeconomic position and preterm birth. We examined risk factors for spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth, with a focus on socioeconomic position and clinical risk factors, in order to explain the observed inconsistency. METHODS We carried out a retrospective population-based cohort study of all singleton d...