title: Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumoretroperitoneum, and pneumomediastinum following rectal surgery: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of retroperitoneal, mediastinal, and subcutaneous emphysema following rectal surgery is described. This complication has not been reported in medical literature. Treatment was based on the fear of a more extensive and irreversible situation, because on the basis of the single case, it could not be demonstrated that the intestinal gas was not associated with infection.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000503:physiopathology; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012006:Rectovaginal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D005740:Gases