Neumomediastino y enfisema subcutáneo por perforación colónica
- J. Gómez Sánchez 1
- R. Forneiro Pérez 1
- C. Ruíz Macías 1
- B. Mirón Pozo 1
- 1 Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio. Granada.
ISSN: 1988-317X
Year of publication: 2023
Volume: 46
Issue: 5
Pages: 286-288
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista andaluza de patología digestiva
Abstract
Subcutaneous emphysema with pneumomediastinum secondary to perforation of the hollow abdominal viscera is an infrequent clinical situation. Its origin is normally caused by air leaks in the mediastinum secondary to acute pneumothorax or traumatic lesions of the lungs and/or respiratory tract. However, visceral air can also pass into subcutaneous planes from the retroperitoneal abdomen. Most cases are related to colonic perforation after invasive procedures, but there are also cases of intestinal perforation secondary to benign processes that can generate pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema, as is the case that we describe.