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The bubbling neck: A rare complication from colonoscopy

Author(s) -

Predrag Andrejevic,

D. Gatt

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of surgical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14

H-Index - 3

ISSN - 2042-8812

DOI - 10.1093/jscr/2012.4.3

Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , emergency department , perforation , complication , surgery , physical examination , general surgery , radiology , colorectal cancer , materials science , cancer , psychiatry , punching , metallurgy

A 70 year old lady presented to the emergency department complaining of "bubbling neck'' and abdominal discomfort. She underwent diagnostic colonoscopy six hours before admission. Clinical examination showed a haemodynamically stable patient and imaging revealed free air in all body compartments. We report a rare case of micro perforation during diagnostic colonoscopy with massive distribution of air in all body compartments, which was successfully treated conservatively.

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