Cervical Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumomediastinum, Pneumoperitoneum and Pneumoretroperitoneum after Therapeutic Colonoscopy without Obvious Colon Perforation - A Case Report
Journal Title: Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 8
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We present a case of a 68-year-old man who underwent control colonoscopy 10 years after sigmoid resection due to a previous adenocarcinoma. An ascending colon polypectomy was performed by endoscopic mucosa resection and a sessile polyp was resected from the sigmoid colon.
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- DOI 10.23937/2378-3656/1410180
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