 Pneumoperitoneum
"Pneumoperitoneum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition with trapped gas or air in the PERITONEAL CAVITY, usually secondary to perforation of the internal organs such as the LUNG and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, or to recent surgery. Pneumoperitoneum may be purposely introduced to aid radiological examination.
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D011027
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.844.670
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumoperitoneum" by people in Profiles.
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Park BD, Lyn-Kew K, Granchelli A, Mehta A. A 62-Year-Old Woman With Diffuse Myalgias, Fatigue, and Shortness of Breath. Chest. 2020 03; 157(3):e75-e78.
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Noble R, Moore HB, Velopulos CG, Birnbaum E, Vogel JB. Pneumoperitoneum not created equally. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Aug; 87(2):502-504.
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Ibrahim-Zada I, Adams MA, Nydam T. A spontaneous pneumoperitoneum after Klebsiella-induced chronic granulomatous cholecystitis: Is the surgery warranted? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 11; 83(5):978-980.
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Chapman BC, McIntosh KE, Jones EL, Wells D, Stiegmann GV, Robinson TN. Postoperative pneumoperitoneum: is it normal or pathologic? J Surg Res. 2015 Jul; 197(1):107-11.
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Chatoorgoon K, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Falcone RA. Role of computed tomography and clinical findings in pediatric blunt intestinal injury: a multicenter study. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Dec; 28(12):1338-42.
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Lackey A, Mitchell JD. The cost of air leak: physicians' and patients' perspectives. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Aug; 20(3):407-11.
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McStay C, Ringwelski A, Levy P, Legome E. Hollow viscus injury. J Emerg Med. 2009 Oct; 37(3):293-9.
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Deschner K, Fleischer D, Cattau E. The clinical significance of a prominent falciform ligament in the setting of a pneumoperitoneum (the air-line sign) Gastrointest Endosc. 1988 May-Jun; 34(3):290-2.
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