A Case of Pneumothorax Following Gastric Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection.

Author: Yu Rim LEE ¹ ; Jun HEO ; Min Kyu JUNG ; Sung Kook KIM ; Eun Jeong KANG ; Seong Jae YEO ; Hye Yoon PARK
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. hero797@hanmail.net
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Endoscopy; Dissection; Complication; Pneumothorax
MeSH: Chest Tubes; Drainage; Endoscopy; Humans; Pneumoperitoneum; Pneumothorax*; Retropneumoperitoneum
From:Korean Journal of Medicine 2015;88(1):54-59
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is widely accepted as an alternative treatment to surgical resection for gastric neoplastic lesions. Among the complications of gastric ESD, perforation is usually manifested as a pneumoperitoneum. Here, we report a patient with a right-sided pneumothorax, pneumoperitoneum, and pneumoretroperitoneum as complications of gastric ESD. The patient recovered without further complications using conservative treatment, including endoscopic clipping, nasogastric drainage, and insertion of a chest tube.