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Highlights • Benign Pneumoperitoneum can rarely follow colonoscopy.• Even benign Pneumoperitoneum can lead to tension pneumoperitoneum.• Tension pneumoperitoneum is a critically dangerous adverse event.• Risk of perforation and microperforation increases… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • Benign Pneumoperitoneum can rarely follow colonoscopy.• Even benign Pneumoperitoneum can lead to tension pneumoperitoneum.• Tension pneumoperitoneum is a critically dangerous adverse event.• Risk of perforation and microperforation increases in chronically inflamed intestine.• Apparently, even microperforations can lead to tension pneumoperitoneum.
Keywords:
tension pneumoperitoneum;
pneumoperitoneum;
report tension;
case report
Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2020
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