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Intracolonic explosion
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<h2 id="cause">Cause</h2> <p>An explosion is triggered by a combination of combustible gases such as hydrogen or methane, combustive gas such as oxygen, and heat. An explosion can also be caused by Crohn's disease.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="prevention">Prevention</h2> <p>Careful bowel preparation, such as cleansing the colon before a procedure, is key to preventing an intracolonic explosion.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Fart_lighting/Fy1Ubefs">Fart lighting</a>, the intentional ignition of <a href="/facts/Flatulence/XMAcIUru">flatulence</a> using an ignition source such as a <a href="/facts/Lighter/1RmolVYz">lighter</a></li></ul> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li>Altomare DF, Memeo V (March 1993). "Colonic explosion during diathermy colotomy. Report of a case". <i>Dis. Colon Rectum</i>. 36 (3): 291–2. <a href="/facts/Doi_(identifier)/muM9Etpq">doi</a>:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007%2FBF02053513">10.1007/BF02053513</a>. <a href="/facts/PMID_(identifier)/JlHAvMHt">PMID</a> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8449136">8449136</a>. <a href="/facts/S2CID_(identifier)/ldJsHa2Y">S2CID</a> <a href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:6708108">6708108</a>.</li> <li>Avgerinos A, Kalantzis N, Rekoumis G, Pallikaris G, Arapakis G, Kanaghinis T (April 1984). <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1432339">"Bowel preparation and the risk of explosion during colonoscopic polypectomy"</a>. <i>Gut</i>. 25 (4): 361–4. <a href="/facts/Doi_(identifier)/muM9Etpq">doi</a>:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1136%2Fgut.25.4.361">10.1136/gut.25.4.361</a>. <a href="/facts/PMC_(identifier)/dX1zMt71">PMC</a> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1432339">1432339</a>. <a href="/facts/PMID_(identifier)/JlHAvMHt">PMID</a> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6423457">6423457</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Ladas, Spiros D; Karamanolis, George; Ben-Soussan, Emmanuel (2007-10-28). "Colonic gas explosion during therapeutic colonoscopy with electrocautery". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 13 (40): 5295–5298. doi:10.3748/wjg.v13.i40.5295. ISSN 1007-9327. PMC 4171316. PMID 17879396. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4171316" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4171316</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Ladas, Spiros D; Karamanolis, George; Ben-Soussan, Emmanuel (2007-10-28). "Colonic gas explosion during therapeutic colonoscopy with electrocautery". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 13 (40): 5295–5298. doi:10.3748/wjg.v13.i40.5295. ISSN 1007-9327. PMC 4171316. PMID 17879396. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4171316" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4171316</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Ladas, Spiros D; Karamanolis, George; Ben-Soussan, Emmanuel (2007-10-28). "Colonic gas explosion during therapeutic colonoscopy with electrocautery". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 13 (40): 5295–5298. doi:10.3748/wjg.v13.i40.5295. ISSN 1007-9327. PMC 4171316. PMID 17879396. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4171316" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4171316</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"PRIME PubMed | Colonic gas explosion during therapeutic colonoscopy with electrocautery". www.unboundmedicine.com. Retrieved 2022-01-25. <a href="https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17879396/Colonic_gas_explosion_during_therapeutic_colonoscopy_with_electrocautery_" target="_blank">https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17879396/Colonic_gas_explosion_during_therapeutic_colonoscopy_with_electrocautery_</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>