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

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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Main Authors:	Evangelos Falidas, Georgios Anyfantakis, Konstantinos Vlachos, Christina Goudeli, Boutzouvis Stavros, Constantinos Villias
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/108791
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