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Table 3 Mechanisms of iatrogenic endoscopic perforations

From: Clinical outcomes of iatrogenic upper gastrointestinal endoscopic perforation: a 10-year study

Type

Number, (%)

Blunt trauma

 Endoscopic tip or shaft-induced injury

6 (21.4)

 Self-expandable metal stent-induced injury

1 (3.6)

Electrocoagulation-induced injury

 Snare-induced

3 (10.7)

 Electrosurgical knife-induced

16 (57.1)

 Coagulation-induced

2 (7.1)