Pneumoscrotum after colonoscopic polypectomy

F. Graepler; U. M. Lauer; M.-S. Horger; R. Ladurner; M. Gregor

doi:10.1055/s-2006-945151

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2007; 39: E90
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-945151

Unusual cases and technical notes

Pneumoscrotum after colonoscopic polypectomy

F. Graepler¹ , U. M. Lauer¹ , M.-S. Horger² , R. Ladurner³ , M. Gregor¹

¹Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
²Department of Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
³Department of Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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F. Graepler, MD

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