Massive Retro-Pneumoperitoneum and Lower Limb Subcutaneous Emphysema After Pediatric Heart Transplantation: A Case Report.
Transplant Proc
; 47(7): 2176-8, 2015 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
An emphysema in a lower limb is usually a clinical sign of a severe and life-threatening infection. We report a rare case of subcutaneous emphysema of the left lower limb associated with a massive retro-pneumoperitoneum and pneumatosis intestinalis after cardiac transplantation in a 4-year-old girl. The child was nearly asymptomatic beside an abdominal distension. A benign pneumoperitoneum associated with an extensive pneumatosis intestinalis is a rare complication after organ transplantation and should be treated conservatively. The association with an emphysema in a lower limb in a child has not been previously reported to our knowledge in the literature.
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Asunto principal:
Neumatosis Cistoide Intestinal
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Neumoperitoneo
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Enfisema Subcutáneo
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Trasplante de Corazón
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Transplant Proc
Año:
2015
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Article