Neumoperitoneo poscolonoscopia sin evidencia de perforación colónica / Post-Colonoscopy neumoperitoneum without evidence of colonic perforation

Objetivo: Reportar el caso de una complicación poscolonoscopia de tratamiento complejo. Caso clínico: Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 82 años, a quien se practicó una colonoscopia total por sangrado rectal, reportando úlcera anal. Dos días después presentó dolor abdominal y distensión abdominal. En las imágenes se encontró gran neumoperitoneo; se realizó laparotomía exploradora sin encontrar lesión en el colon. Presentó buena evolución postoperatoria. Se hace una revisión de la literatura respectiva.

Aim: To report a case of one of the most complex complication post-colonoscopy and is treatment. Case report: We report the case of a 82 years old woman, who was taken to complete colonoscopy for rectal bleeding, then reporting an anal ulcer. Two days later, she has abdominal pain and bloating. In images she has a great pneumoperitoneum. At laparotomy it was not found any injury to the colon. She has a good post-operative evolution. Respective literature review is done.

Neumoperitoneo asintomático asociado a neumatosis quística intestinal en paciente quirúrgico / Asymptomatic pneumoperitoneum associated to pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in surgery patient

Abstract Introduction: Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare entity characterized by the presence of air in the intestinal wall. In most cases, it is secondary to a number of mainly intra-abdominal processesthat mostly require urgent surgery but, in a small percentage of cases, it is idiopathic and usually has a morebenign course, caused by, among other things, a series of mechanical factors causing mucosal damage andtherefore predisposing to the formation of cysts. Case report: Here we describe a case of a patient undergoingright hemicolectomy for colon cancer and subsequently treated with chemotherapy that developed PCI twoyears after treatment ended. At all times, the patient was asymptomatic, despite the evolution of PCI and thedevelopment of associated pneumoperitoneum.

Resumen Introducción: La neumatosis quística intestinal (NQI) es una entidad poco frecuente que se caracteriza por la presencia de aire en la pared intestinal. En la mayoría de las ocasiones es secundaria a una serie de procesos fundamentalmente intrabdominales y que en su mayoría requieren cirugía urgente, pero en un pequeño porcentaje de casos es idiopática y suele tener un curso más benigno, causada entre otras cosas por una serie de factores mecánicos que ocasionan el daño de la mucosa y por lo tanto predisponen a la formación de quistes. Caso clínico: Presentamos el caso de un paciente sometido a una hemicolectomía derecha por cáncer de colon y tratado posteriormente con quimioterapia que desarrolla una NQI a los dos años de finalizado el tratamiento. En todo momento el paciente se ha encontrado asintomático a pesar de la evolución de la NQI yel desarrollo de neumoperitoneo asociado.

Neumoperitoneo tras cirugía: Una completa anamnesis es la clave / Pneumoperitoneum after cardiac surgery: A complete anamnesis is the clue

En este artículo exponemos el caso de un paciente de 82 años llevado a cirugía cardiaca para sustitución de válvula mitral. Quince años antes fue intervenido para sustituir su válvula aórtica, por lo que en realidad se trataba de una reintervención cardiaca. Después de la reesternotomía, y liberación de adherencias pericárdicas, se produjo una apertura accidental de una pequeña porción del peritoneo, procediéndose a reparar con sutura simple. En el postoperatorio, la presencia de neumoperitoneo alarmó sobre la posibilidad de una complicación intraabdominal asociada, descartada posteriormente dado el antecedente quirúrgico. En este artículo realizamos una revisión sobre lo que es el neumoperitoneo, sus causas y tratamiento, así como resaltamos causas posibles y no habitualmente consideradas como puede ser una cirugía cardiaca previa reciente, simplemente por el hecho de encontrar al paciente en diferentes contextos y no pensar en ellas.

Herein we present the case of an 82 year-old patient undergoing cardiac surgery for mitral valve replacement. Fifteen years earlier, the patient had undergone surgery to replace his aortic valve, so that it was now a cardiac reoperation. Through sternotomy, and release of pericardial adherences, there was an accidental opening of a small portion of the peritoneum, proceeding to repair with simple suture. Postoperatively, the presence of pneumoperitoneum alarmed about the possibility of an intra-abdominal complication but it was subsequently discarded with recent surgical process. Through this article we review what the pneumoperitoneum consist, its causes and management, as well as highlighting possible etiologies sometimes not considered as a recent cardiac surgery, simply because the patient in found in different contexts and we do not think about those possibilities.

Neumatosis intestinal secundaria a esclerosis sistémica: caso clínico / Intestinal pneumatosis secondary to systemic sclerosis: clinical case

Intestinal pneumatosis is a rare complication that can occur in systemic sclerosis (ES), its pathogenesis is not entirely specified and is characterized by the presence of gas in the submucosa wall and / or bowel subserosa. For a 37 year old woman presented with a diagnosis of diffuse variety EN who consults repeatedly by pain, bloating and intermittent episodes of chronic diarrhea associated with weight loss. The imaging study revealed an intestinal pneumatosis and pneumoperitoneum as the source of the picture...

La neumatosis intestinal es una complicación rara que puede presentarse en la Esclerosis Sistémica (ES), su etiopatogenia no está del todo precisada y se caracteriza por presencia de gas en la pared submucosa y/o subserosa del intestino. Se presenta el caso de una mujer de 37 años, con diagnóstico de ES variedad difusa quien consulta en repetidas ocasiones por dolor, distensión abdominal y episodios de diarrea crónica intermitente asociado a disminución de peso. El estudio con imágenes reveló una neumatosis intestinal y neumoperitoneo como origen del cuadro...

Pneumoperitônio idiopático: relato de caso / Idiopathic pneumoperitoneum: case report

Idiopathic pneumoperitoneum is considered a rare condition, as only twenty cases have been described in the last thirty years. The authors report a case of idiopathic massive pneumoperitoneum in a patient aged 45, showing the possible causes of this clinical picture based on a review of medical literature.

A Case of Gastric Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma Presenting as Panperitonitis by Perforation of Stomach / 대한소화기학회지

Gastric lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma is a rare carcinoma among gastric malignant tumor but has a good prognosis. The carcinoma has histologic feature characterized by small nest of cancer cells mixed with lymphoid stroma. We report a case with lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of stomach initially presenting as panperitonitis because of spontaneous tumor perforation. A 56-year-old man visited our emergency room because of epigastric pain. A preoperative abdominal CT scan showed a massive pneumoperitoneum in the upper abdomen, and the presence of gastric cancer in the lesser curvature of the stomach. An emergent laparotomy was performed followed by radical subtotal gastrectomy. Pathologic examination revealed that the tumor was a lymphoepithelioma-like gastric carcinoma.

A Case of Iatrogenic Tension Pneumoperitoneum following Colonoscopy in a Patient with Cytomegalovirus Colitis / 대한소화기학회지

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.

Imágenes en abdomen: aire donde no tiene que haber aire / Images abdomen: air which does not have to be air

La presencia de aire en lugares del abdomen donde normalmente no tiene que haber aire representa, en general, un riesgo potencial de muerte para el paciente si no se hace un diagnóstico temprano y un manejo agresivo, ya sea médico o quirúrgico. El diagnóstico por imágenes juega un rol fundamental en estos casos. Las principales causas son la perforación de vísceras huecas y la producción de gas en procesos infecciosos. En general, el estudio de estos pacientes comienza con radiología o ecografía pero el método más sensible y específico es la TC, la que detecta muy bien la localización y la extensión del gas anormal.

Unusual presentation of an iatrogenic esophageal perforation in a newborn.

Spontaneous rupture of esophagus (Boerhaave's Syndrome) in neonates is a rare occurrence. However iatrogenic perforation of the esophagus is not that uncommon, especially in a premature. The presentation of esophageal perforation is rather stereotyped. In the present case however patient presented with unusual features.

Massive Pneumoperitoneum After Scuba Diving

Pneumoperitoneum usually indicates rupture of a hollow viscus and considered a surgical emergency. But air may also enter the peritoneum from the lung or the genital organs in female without visceral perforation. While scuba diving, the rapid ascent is usually controlled by placing in a decompression chamber and the excess gas volume is exhaled. Failure to allow this excess gas to escape will result in overdistension of air passage, which may rupture resulting in pulmonary interstitial emphysema or, if air enters the circulation, air embolus can occur. Pneumo-peritoneum is a rare complication of diving accidents. While the majority of cases are not related to an intraabdominal catastrophy, more than 20% have been the result of gastric rupture. We report a 42-yr-old male patient with massive pneumoperitoneum after scuba diving, who presented himself with dyspnea and abdominal distension. Knowledge of this rare condition and its benign course may allow the emergency physician and surgeon to order appropriate studies to help avoid unnecessary surgical treatment. It is important to determine promptly whether the air emanated from a ruptured viscus or was introduced from an extraperitoneal source. Free air in the abdomen does not always indicate a ruptured intra-abdominal viscus.