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Subcutaneous emphysema: a rare complication of fibreoptic sigmoidoscopy
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine
|February 1, 1985
Abstract:
Fibreoptic sigmoidoscopy is a commonly used technique. However, it is not without complications. We report the rare occurrence of subcutaneous emphysema, mediastinal emphysema, and pneumoperitoneum following routine sigmoidoscopy.