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Not All Pneumoperitoneum Needs a Knife

open access: yesJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Pneumoperitoneum, the presence of free air in the peritoneal cavity, is most commonly associated with hollow viscus perforation, necessitating urgent surgical intervention.
Anilkumar Pura Lingegowda, R. Sushmitha
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumoperitoneum or Chilaiditi’s sign [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Chilaiditi’s sign describes the incidental radiographic finding of the bowel positioned between the right diaphragm and the liver. This is often misdiagnosed as pneumoperitoneum or free air under the diaphragm, which may lead to unnecessary ...
Gnana Kumar A/L P Gnanasuntharam   +4 more
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Aortic occlusion secondary to tension pneumoperitoneum

open access: yes, 2018
It has not been widely recognized that a pneumoperitoneum can generate enough pressure to cause aortic occlusion, but we present a case where this was experienced in the emergency department.No Full ...
Ho, Yiu Ming
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Benign Pneumoperitoneum after Colonoscopy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Pneumoperitoneum frequently indicates a perforated abdominal viscus that requires emergent surgical management. However; pneumoperitoneum, on rare occasion, can occur without perforation. In these cases, it is defined as benign pneumoperitoneum.
Mertay Boran, Kemal Kismet, Sevim Ustek
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Idiopathic Spontaneous Pneumoperitoneum and Call for a Multi-Institutional Database. [PDF]

open access: yesACG Case Rep J, 2023
Awe AM   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Spontaneous combustile pneumoperitoneum

open access: yesInternational Surgery Journal, 2019
Fire and explosions in the operation theatre during surgery in the era of cautery usage have been reported since many years. Significant complications or death can ensue as a result of such fires or explosions and surgeons should be aware of these hazards. A 38 year old female patient on the 6th day of admission, developed abdominal distension. Patient
Yash Thakkar   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

How to distinguish between surgical and non-surgical pneumoperitoneum? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Not all cases of pneumoperitoneum found on abdominal X-ray or computed tomography (CT) scan are caused by hollow viscus perforation. Non-surgical or spontaneous pneumoperitoneum is a repeatedly described entity. However, not all physicians in emergency
ČEČKA, FILIP   +5 more
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Neonatal Pneumopericardium in a Nonventilated Term Infant: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

open access: yesCase Reports in Pediatrics, 2017
Neonatal pneumopericardium (PPC) is a rare form of neonatal air leak syndrome with high morbidity and mortality. Air leak syndrome in the newborn is usually associated with active resuscitation, respiratory distress syndrome, meconium aspiration syndrome,
Smita Roychoudhury   +2 more
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COVID-19: A Possible Cause of Spontaneous Pneumoperitoneum. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Crit Care Med (Targu Mures), 2023
Ramos PV   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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