title: Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic Colonoscopy.
abstract: Colonoscopy is a widely used diagnostic and curative procedure. Extraperitoneal perforation with pneumoretroperitoneum, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema combined with intraperitoneal perforation is an extremely rare complication. We report a case of a 78-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and diffuse abdominal, chest, neck, and facial swelling appeared after a diagnostic colonoscopy. Diagnostic and therapeutic modalities are discussed.
authors.affiliation: First Department of General Surgery, 417 NIMTS, Veterans Hospital of Athens, 10-12 Monis Petraki Street, 11521 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falidas
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anyfantakis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vlachos
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goudeli
authors.forename: Boutzouvis
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stavros
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villias