Tension pneumothorax secondary to colonic perforation during diagnostic colonoscopy: Report of a case

Surgery Today

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 478-480

  Ball, Chad G ^a   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^a   Mackenzie, Shawn ^a   Bagshaw, Sean M ^a   Peets, Adam D ^a   Temple, Walley J ^a   Boiteau, Paul ^a  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnostic colonoscopy; Perforation; Tension pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; RARE DISEASE; RETROPERITONEUM; TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 33646339897     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: 14362813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-005-3172-7     Document Type: Article

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