<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Air may extend to the retroperitoneal space from retroperitoneal perforation of a hollow viscus, infection of the anterior pararenal space with gas-forming organisms and from pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_jccm-2016-0029_ref_001_w2aab2b8b3b1b7b1ab1ab1Aa">1</xref>]. Rare pathologies, such as open reduction and internal fixation of femoral fractures and anaerobic abscess of the hip joint have also been described in relation to this complication [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_jccm-2016-0029_ref_001_w2aab2b8b3b1b7b1ab1ab1Aa">1</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_jccm-2016-0029_ref_002_w2aab2b8b3b1b7b1ab1ab2Aa">2</xref>]. A rare case of pneumoretroperitoneum caused by insufflation of air during an attempt to achieve epidural anesthesia is described.</p></abstract>

Air may extend to the retroperitoneal space from retroperitoneal perforation of a hollow viscus, infection of the anterior pararenal space with gas-forming organisms and from pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum [1]. Rare pathologies, such as open reduction and internal fixation of femoral fractures and anaerobic abscess of the hip joint have also been described in relation to this complication [1,2]. A rare case of pneumoretroperitoneum caused by insufflation of air during an attempt to achieve epidural anesthesia is described.

Pneumoretroperitoneum after Attempted Epidural Anesthesia

Department of Surgery “B,” Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv,

Department of Anesthesiology, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv,

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

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Air may extend to the retroperitoneal space from retroperitoneal perforation of a hollow viscus, infection of the anterior pararenal space with gas-forming...

Pneumoretroperitoneum after Attempted Epidural Anesthesia

Published Online: Nov 08, 2016

Page range: 198 - 200

Received: Aug 04, 2016

Accepted: Sep 15, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2016-0029

Keywords
pneumoperitoneum, anaesthesia, epidural

© 2016 Arkadi Isakov et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Pneumoretroperitoneum after Attempted Epidural Anesthesia

Published Online: Nov 08, 2016

Page range: 198 - 200

Received: Aug 04, 2016

Accepted: Sep 15, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2016-0029

Keywordspneumoperitoneum, anaesthesia, epidural

© 2016 Arkadi Isakov et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
pneumoperitoneum, anaesthesia, epidural