Tension Pneumoperitoneum: A Rare Complication of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

INTRODUCTION: Tension pneumoperitoneum is defined as the massive accumulation of air in the peritoneal cavity, which results in a sudden increase in intraabdominal pressure. Various iatrogenic procedures are responsible for this complication. We herein report a case of tension pneumoperitoneum resul...

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Autores principales: Symeonidis, Nikolaos, Ballas, Konstantinos, Pavlidis, Efstathios, Psarras, Kyriakos, Pavlidis, Theodoros, Sakantamis, Athanasios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2012
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23318083
http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/108680812X13462882736655

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23318083
http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/108680812X13462882736655

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