Subcutaneous emphysema caused by perforating perisigmoiditis.
A case of subcutaneous emphysema of the abdominal and thoracic wall is presented. The cause was perisigmoiditis with a perforation into the abdominal wall. There was no concomitant pneumoperitoneum.
D000368:Aged; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications; D004646:Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery