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Case Reports
. 2012 Dec 3:2012:bcr2012007412.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007412.

Bilateral pneumothoraces, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as a rare complication of endoscopic cholangiopancreatography

Till Plönes  1 , Anna-Kristina Reuland, Bernward Passlick
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Case Reports

Bilateral pneumothoraces, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as a rare complication of endoscopic cholangiopancreatography

Till Plönes et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
Bilateral pneumothoraces, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emhysema after ERCP.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The CT demonstrates a perforation of the oesophagus with a paraesophageal depot of contrast agents (shown by the arrow).
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