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.
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Kriss, B.D., Porter, J.A. & Slezak, F.A. Retroperitoneal air after routine hemorrhoidectomy. Dis Colon Rectum 33, 971–973 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02139108
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02139108