Pneumomediastinum Following Anastomotic Leakage in Colon Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review

We are presenting the case of a 62-year-old woman who developed a pneumomediastinum as a complication of anastomotic leakage (AL) following laparoscopic sigmoid resection due to diverticulitis. The patient presented with retroperitoneal air, pneumomediastinum, emphysematous gall bladder, air in the...

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Autor principal: Al Obeed, Omar A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4271015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25434321
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.145332
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description We are presenting the case of a 62-year-old woman who developed a pneumomediastinum as a complication of anastomotic leakage (AL) following laparoscopic sigmoid resection due to diverticulitis. The patient presented with retroperitoneal air, pneumomediastinum, emphysematous gall bladder, air in the wall of stomach, and proximal small bowel. There were a few tiny air bubbles around the anastomosis. We discuss this unusual clinical presentation of intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal air as a presenting sign of AL.
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spelling pubmed-42710152014-12-23 Pneumomediastinum Following Anastomotic Leakage in Colon Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review Al Obeed, Omar A. Saudi J Gastroenterol Case Report We are presenting the case of a 62-year-old woman who developed a pneumomediastinum as a complication of anastomotic leakage (AL) following laparoscopic sigmoid resection due to diverticulitis. The patient presented with retroperitoneal air, pneumomediastinum, emphysematous gall bladder, air in the wall of stomach, and proximal small bowel. There were a few tiny air bubbles around the anastomosis. We discuss this unusual clinical presentation of intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal air as a presenting sign of AL. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4271015/ /pubmed/25434321 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.145332 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Pneumomediastinum Following Anastomotic Leakage in Colon Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review
title Pneumomediastinum Following Anastomotic Leakage in Colon Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Pneumomediastinum Following Anastomotic Leakage in Colon Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Pneumomediastinum Following Anastomotic Leakage in Colon Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review
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title_short Pneumomediastinum Following Anastomotic Leakage in Colon Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort pneumomediastinum following anastomotic leakage in colon surgery: a case report and literature review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4271015/
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