pneumoperitoneum
Sign in to savePneumoperitoneum is pneumatosis (abnormal presence of air or other gas) in the peritoneal cavity, a potential space within the abdominal cavity. The most common cause is a perforated abdominal organ, generally from a perforated peptic ulcer, although any part of the bowel may perforate from a benign ulcer, tumor or abdominal trauma. A perforated appendix rarely causes a pneumoperitoneum.
Key facts
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- Frontal chest X-ray. The air bubble below the right hemidiaphragm (on the left of the image) is a pneumoperitoneum.
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Health references
- ICD-10
- K66.8 — Other specified disorders of peritoneum
Research
12,182 papers- Pneumoperitoneum.The Surgical clinics of North America · 2018
- Pneumoperitoneum.Advanced emergency nursing journal · 2018
- Pneumoperitoneum--a review.Critical care medicine · 1982
- Tension pneumoperitoneum.The British journal of surgery · 1970
- [Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum].Klinicheskaia khirurgiia · 1988
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Clinical Trials
203 registered- NACOMPLETEDThe Effect of High Frequency Jet Ventilation (HFJV)During Laparoscopic OperationsWestern Galilee Hospital-Nahariya · NCT01289379
- NACOMPLETEDEnhanced Recovery in Laparoscopic CholecystectomyPirogov Russian National Research Medical University · NCT03754751
- NAWITHDRAWNProspective Randomized Trial of Moderate vs Deep Neuromuscular Blockade During Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia RepairStony Brook University · NCT03201744
- NACOMPLETEDPeritoneal Damage in Laparoscopic SurgeryFundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal · NCT03020641
- NANOT_YET_RECRUITINGDoes Trendelenburg Positioning During Pulmonary Recruitment Breaths Affect Post-laparoscopy Shoulder PainAnkita Gupta · NCT07631728
- NACOMPLETEDEffect of Lower Pneumoperitoneum Pressure During Laparoscopic and Robotic HysterectomyUniversity of Arizona · NCT04125173
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Causes
- Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum
- Diagnosis
- Differential diagnosis
- Treatment
- Terminology
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Pneumoperitoneum is pneumatosis (abnormal presence of air or other gas) in the peritoneal cavity, a potential space within the abdominal cavity. The most common cause is a perforated abdominal organ, generally from a perforated peptic ulcer, although any part of the bowel may perforate from a benign ulcer, tumor or abdominal trauma. A perforated appendix rarely causes a pneumoperitoneum.
Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum is a rare case that is not caused by an abdominal organ rupture. This is also called an idiopathic spontaneous pneumoperitoneum when the cause is not known.
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