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: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/108791
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spelling doaj-f75a2ce9abd04cac8be702ea924b952a2020-11-24T21:27:24ZengHindawi LimitedCase 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
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author Evangelos Falidas
Georgios Anyfantakis
Konstantinos Vlachos
Christina Goudeli
Boutzouvis Stavros
Constantinos Villias
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
author_facet Evangelos Falidas
Georgios Anyfantakis
Konstantinos Vlachos
Christina Goudeli
Boutzouvis Stavros
Constantinos Villias
author_sort Evangelos Falidas
title Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic Colonoscopy
title_short 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_sort pneumoperitoneum, retropneumoperitoneum, pneumomediastinum, and diffuse subcutaneous emphysema following diagnostic colonoscopy
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Surgery
issn 2090-6900
2090-6919
publishDate 2012-01-01
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.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/108791
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