@article{article_344014, title={Pneumopericardium, pneumomediastinum, pneumoretroperitoneum, pneumoscrotum after diverticular perforation developed during colonoscopy}, journal={Ege Tıp Dergisi}, volume={52}, pages={166–168}, year={2013}, url={https://izlik.org/JA77JA48JP}, author={T, Karşıdağ and A, Sensio J and A, Tüzün S Kocakuşak}, keywords={Pnömoperikardiyum, pnömomediastinum, pnömoretroperitoneum, pnömoskrotum, divertiküler perforasyon, kolonoskopi}, abstract={The incidence of colon perforation is 0.1 percent for flexible sigmoidoscopy, 0.16 percent for diagnostic colonoscopy, and 0.44 percent for colonoscopy plus therapeutic intervention. Colonic perforation can lead to air accumulation in the retroperitoneal space and in a variety of places. This is a very rare entity. We report a case of a 73-year-old man investigated for enlargement of the neck, mild abdominal pain and distention after a diagnostic colonoscopic procedure. A chest and abdominal X-ray with CT scan showed subcutaneous emphysema, retroperitoneal air, pneumopericardium, pneumomediastinum, and pneumoscrotum. This report pointed out the pathway of the air from the retroperitoneal space to the intrapericardial space and into the scrotum in a patient with a colon perforation.}, number={3}