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Fatal Rectal Perforation Following Double Contrast Barium Enema

Çift Kontrastlı Barium Enema Sonrası Ölümcül Rektum Perforasyonu

Pages
113–115
Publication Date
2012-10-01
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This case demonstrates the importance of chest pain, neck swelling and neurological symptoms after DCBE as signs of possible serious complications that should alert emergency physicians

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Objective & Hypothesis:Double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) is a widely used diagnostic tool for colorectal disorders, providing a relatively cheap and less invasive alternative to invasive procedures such as colonoscopy.
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Key Findings & Data:We report the case of a 72-year-old male admitted to the emergency department with dyspnea, altered mental status and swelling in the neck 15 minutes after DCBE.
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Conclusion & Impact:This case demonstrates the importance of chest pain, neck swelling and neurological symptoms after DCBE as signs of possible serious complications that should alert emergency physicians
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Karın ağrısı · radyoloji · intestinal perforasyon

Abstract

Double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) is a widely used diagnostic tool for colorectal disorders, providing a relatively cheap and less invasive alternative to invasive procedures such as colonoscopy. Complications due to DCBE can be fatal in a small number of cases. Rectal perforations to the intra-peritoneal or retro-peritoneal space are the most severe and life-threatening complications where immediate diagnosis and treatment are essential. We report the case of a 72-year-old male admitted to the emergency department with dyspnea, altered mental status and swelling in the neck 15 minutes after DCBE. Upright chest X-ray revealed sub-diaphragmatic air with subcutaneous emphysema, and computed tomography revealed air in the deep neck tissue and abdominal cavity, accompanied by pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. This case demonstrates the importance of chest pain, neck swelling and neurological symptoms after DCBE as signs of possible serious complications that should alert emergency physicians

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Çift kontrastlı kolon grafisi (ÇKKG), kolonoskopiye göre daha az invazif ve ucuz olan, kolorektal bozuklukların tanısında sık kullanılan bir tanısal araçtır. ÇKKG komplikasyonları az da olsa mortalite görülmektedir. İntraperitoneal ve retroperitoneal alana olan rektal perforasyonlar en ciddi komplikasyonlardır ve hızlı tanı ve tedavi gerektirmektedir. Biz olgumuzda ÇKKG uygulamasından 15 dakika sonra acil servise dispne, bilinç bozukluğu ve boyunda şişme ile başvuran 72 yaşında bir erkek hastayı sunduk. Posteroanterior akciğer grafisinde subkutan amfizem ile subdiafragmatik hava ve bilgisayarlı tomografide derin boyun dokularında, abdominal kavitede hava ile pnömotoraks ve pnömomediastinum saptandı. Bu olgu, ÇKKG sonrası gelişen göğüs ağrısı, boyunda şişlik ve nörolojik bulguların ciddi komplikasyon bulguları olduğunu acil servis hekimlere hatırlatmalıdır.

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AKAY, S., AKAY, H., YEŞİL, M. (2012). Fatal Rectal Perforation Following Double Contrast Barium Enema. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 4, 113–115. https://ajindex.com/articles/677341

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