To Your Good Health: Aspiration pneumonia after an adenoma

Patient winds up with aspiration pneumonia after an adenoma

By Keith Roach, M.D. DEAR DR. ROACH: I was 47 when my first colonoscopy found a villous adenoma, and during the past 21 years, I’ve… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Dr. Roach: Patient winds up with aspiration pneumonia after an adenoma

Dear Dr. Roach: I was 47 when my first colonoscopy found a villous adenoma, and during the past 21 years, I've had eight or nine more without problems. But this week, I had another and wound up with aspiration pneumonia,…

To Your Good Health: Aspiration pneumonia after an adenoma

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was 47 when my first colonoscopy found a villous adenoma, and during the past 21 years, I’ve had eight or nine more without problems. But this week, I had another and wound up with aspiration pneumonia, despite having followed the prep instructions to the letter. I know my stomach was empty. How could this happen, and what can be done to prevent it from happening again? A friend suggested that it might have been “water brash,” …