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16632984

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
Perforation of the colon occurs in 0.2 to 2% of all colonoscopic examinations. The most common sites of perforation are rectosigmoid junction and cecal area. Colonic perforation, leading to tension pneumoperitoneum in most cases, may be caused by direct trauma or pressurized air. It should be suspected in patients with hypotension, tachycardia and tachypnea during or after the colonoscopy. An 83-year-old woman was admitted due to pulmonary embolism and left cerebellar infarction. Colonoscopy was performed due to bloody diarrhea. She was diagnosed as cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis. One week after the colonoscopy, colon perforation was incidentally found on ascending colon, and tension pneumoperitoneum occurred immediately after the procedure. The perforated site was primarily closed and the patient discharged 20 days later. Herein, we report a case of tension pneumoperitoneum following colonoscopy in a patient with CMV colitis.
pubmed:language
kor
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1598-9992
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
312-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
[A case of iatrogenic tension pneumoperitoneum following colonoscopy in a patient with cytomegalovirus colitis].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports