"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011027
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.844.670
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 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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Gardecki J, Parikh N, Baird JF. Massive pneumoperitoneum causing abdominal compartment syndrome. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 08; 38(8):1700.e5-1700.e6.
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Kensinger CD, Mukherjee K, Nealon WH, Solorzano CC. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome presenting with pneumoperitoneum and pneumomediastinum. Am Surg. 2013 Jun; 79(6):E240-2.
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Kricun BJ, Horrow MM. Pneumoperitoneum. Ultrasound Q. 2012 Jun; 28(2):137-8.
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Sobel RM, Fulton R, Simons M. Pneumoperitoneum secondary to fallopian coelomic fistula. Am J Emerg Med. 1999 May; 17(3):310-2.
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Balachandran S, Nealon WH, Goodman P. Operative cholangiography performed during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 1993 Oct; 14(5):325-30.
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Samach M, Brandt LJ, Bernstein LH. Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum with Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 1978 Apr; 69(4):494-500.