2024
DOI: 10.1155/2024/1140099
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Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, and Cervical and Facial Massive Emphysema Secondary to Colonoscopy: A Rare Complication of Colonoscopy

Ruben Daniel Perez Lopez,
Julian Vargas Flores,
Lenin de Jesus Orbe Garibay
et al.

Abstract: Background. Colonoscopy is a resource used for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of benign and malignant colorectal pathologies. The incidence of perforation is 0.03%–0.65% in diagnostic colonoscopy; however, the incidence can be up to 10 times higher in therapeutic interventions, such as polypectomies, increasing the risk of complications up to 0.07–2.1%. Materials and methods. Case report of a 71‐year‐old female who presents a rare complication due to a perforation in the sigmoid which developed pneum… Show more

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