Surgical Clinics of North America, 2018 Pneumoperitoneum has a wide differential diagnosis and presents with varying degrees of severity; however, not all etiologies require operative intervention. It is imperative that all patients with this diagnosis are evaluated by a surgeon. A thorough history, physical examination, and workup, aimed at localization of the source of pneumoperitoneum ...
Tiffany Nicole, Tanner +2 more
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Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum with duodenal diverticulosis in an elderly patient: a case report
Surgical Case Reports, 2020 Background Pneumoperitoneum commonly occurs as a result of a viscus perforation and usually presents with peritoneal signs requiring emergent laparotomy.
Takeshi Ueda +5 more
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Pneumoperitoneum without Intestinal Perforation in a Neonate: Case Report and Literature Review
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2017 Pneumoperitoneum in a preterm neonate usually indicates perforation of the intestine and is considered a surgical emergency. However, there are cases of pneumoperitoneum with no evidence of rupture of the intestine reported in the literature. We report a
Prabhavathi Gummalla +3 more
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BMC Anesthesiology, 2019 Background We evaluated the change of cerebral regional tissue oxygen saturation (rSO2) along with the pneumoperitoneum and the Trendelenburg position.
Toru Matsuoka +5 more
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Is there any effect of pneumoperitoneum pressure on coagulation and fibrinolysis during laparoscopic cholecystectomy? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LC) are generally performed in a 12 mmHg-pressured pneumoperitoneum in a slight sitting position. Considerable thromboembolism risk arises in this operation due to pneumoperitoneum, operation position and risk ...
Turgut Donmez +7 more
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Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum in pediatric patients: Dilemmas in Management
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2018 Context: Pneumoperitoneum is typically a surgical emergency, particularly in neonates. However, pneumoperitoneum can rarely present without gastrointestinal perforation which is known as spontaneous pneumoperitoneum.
Rahul Gupta
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Gases for establishing pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic abdominal surgery [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017 Tianwu Yu +6 more
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Quality of recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized trial of pneumoperitoneum pressure and neuromuscular blockade depth [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of AnesthesiologyIntroduction: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) is a commonly performed surgical procedure. The pneumoperitoneum and the depth of Neuromuscular Blockade (NMB) may impact the occurrence of postoperative pain and the quality of recovery.
José Fernando Amaral Meletti +3 more
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Spontaneous Pneumoperitoneum due to Intra-abdominal Drain- A Case Report [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2021 Pneumoperitoneum is most commonly caused by hollow viscus perforation which requires an emergency surgical intervention. However, this is not always the case.
HIMANGSU SARMA +2 more
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Multi-slice computed tomography diagnosis of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis with pneumoperitoneum in high-altitude regions: preventing unnecessary laparotomies. [PDF]
Quant Imaging Med SurgQiu X +9 more
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