title: Pneumoperitoneum, pneumoretroperitoneum and bilateral pneumothorax caused by ERCP.
abstract: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is one of the mainstay procedure treatment of hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases. Life-threatening complications such as pneumoperitoneum, pneumoretroperitoneum, pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema and pneumothorax related to this procedure rarely occur and only a few cases are reported in English literature. Herein, we report a patient who developed acute abdominal symptoms with subcutaneous emphysema and bilateral pneumothorax due to duodenal perforation, accompaniment of ERCP that was successfuly treated.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Harran University, School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozgonul
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cece
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sogut
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Ibrahim Can
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Kurkcuoglus
mesh_terms: D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012188:Retropneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed