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- Wei-Cheng Tseng, Chun-Chang Yeh, Shu-Wen Jao, Zhi-Fu Wu, and Shinn-Long Lin.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
- J Clin Anesth. 2016 Nov 1; 34: 432-5.
AbstractColonoscopy is widely performed for the diagnosis and treatment of various colonic disorders and the screening and surveillance of colorectal neoplasia. According to research evidence, up to one-third of patients had at least 1 minor and transient gastrointestinal symptom after colonoscopy. Although severe complications developed uncommonly, they are potentially serious and life threatening. Here, we present the case of a 95-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who developed bilateral tension pneumothorax during therapeutic colonoscopy for sigmoid volvulus. In this case, air trapping resulting from the Valsalva maneuver under inadequate pain control may be the mechanism for fatal tension pneumothorax during colonoscopy.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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