Tension pneumoperitoneum - A complication of colonoscopy: Recognition and treatment in the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 419-420

  Yakobi Shvili, Ramy ^a,b   Cheng, David ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; ECCHYMOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOPERITONEUM;

EID: 0036313626     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00445-6     Document Type: Article

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