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- Figure 1
Chest radiograph shows pneumomediastinum (thin arrows), subcutaneous emphysema (thick arrows), and subdiaphragmatic free air (dashed arrows).
- Figure 2
CT of the chest and abdomen reveals subcutaneous emphysema (A–F), pneumomediastinum (A, B, C), pneumoperitoneum (C, D, E), pneumoretroperitoneum (C, D, E), and mesenteric emphysema (D, E).
- Figure 3
Macroscopically, the resected colon had scattered diverticula. The perforation was not visible in the mucosa (black circle in A). There is a deep insertion that seems to be perforation on the split surface of the specimen (arrow in B). There is a stool influx that may be macroscopically due to the perforation. It is conjectured that there was diverticulitis and associated perforation.
Retroperitoneal perforation of the descending colon diverticulitis presenting with systemic emphysema
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