title: Pneumoretroperitoneum after a therapeutic video enteroscopy.
abstract: A 68-year-old woman with repeated episodes of bleeding due to small bowel angiodysplasia developed a pneumoretroperitoneum after a video enteroscopic examination with electrocoagulation of both duodenal and jejunal lesions using a bipolar device. Pneumoretroperitoneum was probably related to intestinal perforation during the therapeutic procedure. Pneumoretroperitoneum completely resolved with conservative measures and there were no additional complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: I.
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Villamil-Cajoto
authors.forename: A.
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-Quintela
authors.forename: V.
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lorenzo-Zúñiga