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Retroperitoneal air after routine hemorrhoidectomy. Report of a case
B D Kriss1, J A Porter, F A Slezak
1Department of General Surgery, Akron City Hospital, Ohio.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|November 1, 1990
Abstract:
Retroperitoneal air as a complication after routine hemorrhoidectomy has not been reported in the literature. This occurred recently after hemorrhoidectomy in a 34-year-old patient receiving glucocorticoid therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Adverse steroidal effects of wound healing have been well documented. It is believed that steroid-induced tissue changes contributed to the development of this unique complication.