Retroperitoneal air after routine hemorrhoidectomy. Report of a case.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Retroperitoneal air as a complication after routine hemorrhoidectomy has not been reported in the literature. This occurred recently after hemorrhoidectomy in a 34-year-old patient receiving glucocorticoid therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Adverse steroidal effects of wound healing have been well documented. It is believed that steroid-induced tissue changes contributed to the development of this unique complication.
Medical subject headings
- Hemorrhoids
- Postoperative Complications
- Prednisone
- Retropneumoperitoneum