Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic Colonoscopy
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 e...
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author | Evangelos Falidas Georgios Anyfantakis Konstantinos Vlachos Christina Goudeli Boutzouvis Stavros Constantinos Villias |
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description | 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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spelling | doaj-art-f75a2ce9abd04cac8be702ea924b952a2025-02-03T01:30:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192012-01-01201210.1155/2012/108791108791Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic ColonoscopyEvangelos Falidas0Georgios Anyfantakis1Konstantinos Vlachos2Christina Goudeli3Boutzouvis Stavros4Constantinos Villias5First Department of General Surgery, 417 NIMTS, Veterans Hospital of Athens, 10-12 Monis Petraki Street, 11521 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Radiology, 417 NIMTS, Veterans Hospital of Athens, 10-12 Monis Petraki Street, 11521 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of General Surgery, 417 NIMTS, Veterans Hospital of Athens, 10-12 Monis Petraki Street, 11521 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of General Surgery, 417 NIMTS, Veterans Hospital of Athens, 10-12 Monis Petraki Street, 11521 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of General Surgery, 417 NIMTS, Veterans Hospital of Athens, 10-12 Monis Petraki Street, 11521 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of General Surgery, 417 NIMTS, Veterans Hospital of Athens, 10-12 Monis Petraki Street, 11521 Athens, GreeceColonoscopy 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/108791 |
spellingShingle | Evangelos Falidas Georgios Anyfantakis Konstantinos Vlachos Christina Goudeli Boutzouvis Stavros Constantinos Villias Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic Colonoscopy Case Reports in Surgery |
title | Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic Colonoscopy |
title_full | Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic Colonoscopy |
title_fullStr | Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic Colonoscopy |
title_full_unstemmed | Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic Colonoscopy |
title_short | Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic Colonoscopy |
title_sort | pneumoperitoneum retropneumoperitoneum pneumomediastinum and diffuse subcutaneous emphysema following diagnostic colonoscopy |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/108791 |
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