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Endoscopy 1991; 23(1): 46-47
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010607
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010607
Pneumopericardium and Pneumomediastinum after Polypectomy
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Publication Date:
17 March 2008 (online)
Summary
A case of colonic perforation followed by the development of pneumopericardium, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as complications of colonoscopic polypectomy is described. Surgical intervention with primary closure was successfully performed 24 hours after perforation.
Key words:
Colonoscopy - Polypectomy - Pneumomediastinum - Pneumopericardium