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01-10-2003 | Case report

Subcutaneous emphysema after associated colonoscopy and transanal excision of rectal adenoma

Authors: L. Basso, M. Pescatori

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 10/2003

Abstract

Non-traumatic subcutaneous emphysema (NSE) is a rare complication of procedures of the digestive tract. To the best of our knowledge, it has never been reported to occur after transanal surgery. Herein we present the first known case of NSE accompanied by retropneumoperitoneum and pneumomediastinum to develop after colonoscopy and full-thickness transanal removal of a rectal polyp.

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Title: Subcutaneous emphysema after associated colonoscopy and transanal excision of rectal adenoma
Authors: L. Basso
M. Pescatori
Publication date: 01-10-2003
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 10/2003
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-003-4214-0

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