Case report: Tension pneumoperitoneum after diagnostic colonoscopy in an 11 y/o boy with Crohns disease
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.09.135
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,… read more here.
Keywords: tension pneumoperitoneum; pneumoperitoneum; report tension; case report ... See more keywords