Fatal cerebral herniation from brain metastasis following fiberoptic endoscopy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volume 35, Issue 6, November 1989, Pages 587-588

W.K. Pfisterer
Anesthetic monitoring during neurosurgery
Anesthesiol Clinic North Am
(1987)
D.M. Jensen
Benign and malignant tumors of the stomach
W.D. Carey
Indications, contraindications, and complications of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

There are more references available in the full text version of this article.

Complications of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and their management
1994, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
In general, overall reported complication rates for diagnostic endoscopy are extremely low (0.13%-0.24%), reflecting the procedure’s overall safety; however, many of these reports are likely to underestimate the true complication rate. Therapeutic procedures have substantially higher complication rates, the most frequent of which is perforation. Esophageal dilation, achalasia, pneumatic dilation, and esophageal endoprosthesis placement carry the highest risk of perforation (0.25%, 3.3%, and 7%-15%, respectively). This article discusses the various complications and their reported rates in a critical fashion, as well as the use of research methods and quality assurance programs to revolutionize the future practice of endoscopy by empirically establishing risk factors, complication rates, and practice guidelines for gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Acute malignancy-related hydrocephalus uncovered after endoscopic manipulation: Possible influence of gastrointestinal endoscopy on concurrent intracranial lesion
2006, Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques