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Pneumothorax
Study data from S.Y. Song and colleagues update understanding of pneumothorax
May 4th, 2009
"We report a case of tension pneumothorax after an endoscopic sphincterotomy. A 78-yr-old woman presented with progressing dyspnea," scientists writing in the Journal of Korean Medical Science report. "She had undergone an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram three days before due to acute cholecystitis. She underwent endoscopic sphincterotomy for stone extraction, but the procedure failed. On arrival to our hospital, she complained about severe dyspnea and she had subcutaneous emphysema. A computed tomogram scan revealed severe subcutaneous emphysema, right-side tension pneumothorax, and pneumoretroperitoneum. Contrast media injected through a transnasal...
Source: Gastroenterology Week (2009-05-04)
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