Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic Colonoscopy

Autor: Falidas, Evangelos, Anyfantakis, Georgios, Vlachos, Konstantinos, Goudeli, Christina, Stavros, Boutzouvis, Villias, Constantinos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Surgery.
ISSN: 2090-6900
DOI: 10.1155/2012/108791
Popis: Colonoscopy is a widely used diagnostic and curative procedure. Extraperitoneal perforation with pneumoretroperitoneum, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema combined with intraperitoneal perforation is an extremely rare complication. We report a case of a 78-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and diffuse abdominal, chest, neck, and facial swelling appeared after a diagnostic colonoscopy. Diagnostic and therapeutic modalities are discussed.
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