Pneumoscrotum following endoscopic sphincterotomy

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 1990 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Surgical Endoscopy, volume 4, pages 230-231 (issn: 0930-2794, eissn: 1432-2218,

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Authors: O E, Klimach; D J, Defriend; D N, Foster;

doi: 10.1007/bf00316800

pmid: 2291167

Pneumoscrotum following endoscopic sphincterotomy

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Abstract

Perforation is an infrequent complication of endoscopic sphincterotomy. We report here a man who developed a pneumoscrotum following a retroperitoneal perforation of the duodenum after endoscopic sphincterotomy. The mechanism of this unusual complication is discussed.

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Male, Duodenum, Air, Scrotum, Humans, Endoscopy, Wounds, Penetrating, Sphincter of Oddi, Genital Diseases, Male, Middle Aged

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