title: [Pneumothorax following preventive colonoscopy].
abstract: Pneumothorax represents an extremely rare but serious and potentially life-threatening complication of colonoscopy. Here we report an unusual case of contralateral pneumothorax accompanying a perforation of the splenic flexure after preventive colonoscopy in a young outpatient.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, und Unfallchirurgie, Darmzentrum Ruhr, St.-Josefs-Hospital, Wilhelm-Schmidt-Strasse 4, Dortmund, Germany. andrej.ring@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Usta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003106:Colon / Q000293:injuries*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D008403:Mass Screening; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D012086:Reoperation; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery