Giving colonoscopies probably gets boring after a while -- long stretches of intestine, maybe a polyp here or there. So these doctors were probably pretty surprised when they came upon...a cockroach! "How did it get there?", you might be asking (after vomiting a little in your mouth)? Apparently, the patient had a cockroach infestation at home, and the doctors guessed she may have inadvertently eaten one of the creepy crawlies. Whole. Probably best not to think about it too hard. Especially since this isn't an isolated incident.
An unusual finding during screening colonoscopy: a cockroach! "A 52-year-old woman with a history of depression was referred by her primary physician for colorectal cancer screening. She had no family history of colorectal cancer and a review of systems was positive for abdominal bloating. Bowel preparation was done using 4 L of polyethylene glycol the evening prior to screening colonoscopy. The procedure was ...
