Left pneumothorax secondary to colonoscopic perforation of the sigmoid colon: A case report

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-64

  Lovisetto, Federico ^a,d   Zonta, Sandro ^a,b   Rota, Emanuela ^a   Mazzilli, Massimiliano ^a   Faillace, Giuseppe ^c   Bianca, Alessandro ^c   Fantini, Alessio ^c   Longoni, Mauro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Sesto San Giovanni   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Complications; Perforation; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; COLOSTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIVERTICULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL PAIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJURY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; COLON, SIGMOID; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34047272646     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sle.0000213753.31020.92     Document Type: Article

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