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Case Reports
. 2007 Jul;89(5):W20-1.
doi: 10.1308/147870807X188506.

Pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pneumoperitoneum, pneumoretroperitoneum and subcutaneous emphysema following diagnostic colonoscopy

K Marwan  1 , K C Farmer, C Varley, K S Chapple
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Case Reports

Pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pneumoperitoneum, pneumoretroperitoneum and subcutaneous emphysema following diagnostic colonoscopy

K Marwan et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

Colonic perforation is an unusual complication of colonoscopy. We present a case of pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pneumoperitoneum and extensive subcutaneous emphysema resulting from a diagnostic colonoscopy. To our knowledge, only two such cases have been described previously.

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Figure 1
Axial CT scan of the chest demonstrating pneumomediastinum and a right pneumothorax (large arrows). Note communication between both (thin arrow).
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