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When Air Is Not an Emergency: Using Intraperitoneal Sevoflurane to Rule Out Perforation. [PDF]

open access: yesCureus
Machchhar R   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum Using POCUS. [PDF]

open access: yesPOCUS J
Maya Jaramillo MP, Ocampo AC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sigmoid colon perforation following a self-administered cleansing enema: a case report. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Surg Case Rep
Bobosharipov FG   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Pneumoperitoneum

open access: yesSurgical 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
exaly   +7 more sources

Nonsurgical pneumoperitoneum

Gastrointestinal Radiology, 1981
The radiographic evidence of free air in the abdomen is usually associated with gastrointestinal perforations which represent a surgical emergency. However, pneumoperitoneum may also develop in a variety of benign conditions and following diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
R E, Miller, G J, Becker, R D, Slabaugh
openaire   +2 more sources

Physiology of the pneumoperitoneum

Baillière's Clinical Gastroenterology, 1993
This chapter reviews the physiology of the pneumoperitoneum, focusing specifically on the traditional CO2 method and new alternatives which may ultimately replace it. A continued emphasis of providing for a safe, effective and physiologically benign intra-abdominal exposure will be mandatory if laparoscopic procedures of increased complexity and longer
M P, Callery, N J, Soper
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Pneumoperitoneum and appendicitis

Gastrointestinal Radiology, 1976
Pneumoperitoneum was observed in five patients with acute perforative appendicitis (APA). In each case this radiographic observation led to an incorrect diagnosis. Free intraperitoneal gas is found in a small number of patients with APA and has no apparent effect on the course or prognosis of the disease.
J, Farman   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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