Pneumomediastinum, Pneumoperitoneum, Pneumothorax and Cervical Subcutaneous Emphysema Following Diagnostic Colonoscopy: A Case Report

Abstract

Abstract: The use of diagnostic colonoscopy has increased recently. Colonic perforation is a rare complication during diagnostic colonoscopic procedures. This case report evaluates diagnosis, treatment and clinical presentation of a 77 year old man patient with pneumomediastinum, pneumoperitoneum, pneumothorax and cervical subcutaneous emphysema who experienced colonic perforation after diagnostic colonoscopy. Key words: Diagnostic Colonoscopy, Colonic Perforation, Pneumomediastinum, Pnömoperitoneum, Subcutaneous Emphysema

Keywords

• Diagnostic Colonoscopy, Colonic Perforation, Pneumomediastinum, Pnömoperitoneum, Subcutaneous Emphysema

Tanısal Kolonoskopi Sonrası Gelişen, Pnömomediastinum, Pnömoperitoneum, Pnömotoraks ve Servikal Subkutan Amfizen Olgusu

Öz

Özet: Tanısal kolonoskopinin günümüzde kullanım sıklığı artmıştır. Ancak tanısal kolonoskopinin uygulanması sırasında kolon perforasyonuna neden olması nadir bir komplikasyonudur. Bu olgu raporu 77 yaşında diagnostik kolonoskopi sonrası iatrojenik oluşan sigmoid kolon perforasyonlu erkek hastanın klinik prezentasyonu, tanı ve tedavisini anlatmaktadır. Anahtar kelimeler: Tanısal Kolonoskopi, Kolon Perforasyonu, Pnömomediastinum, Pnömoperitonyum, Ciltaltı Amfizem

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Tanısal Kolonoskopi, Kolon Perforasyonu, Pnömomediastinum, Pnömoperitonyum, Ciltaltı Amfizem

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7. Corresponding Author: Erdoğan ÖZTÜRK, MD
8. Inonu University Medical Faculty, Anesthesiology and Reanimation Department, MALATYA, TURKEY 0 422 341 06 60 / 31 10

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