"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumoperitoneum" by people in Profiles.
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Carey JL, Napoli AM. Tension pneumoperitoneum during routine colonoscopy. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Jan; 30(1):261.e1-2.
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Cui H. Severe pneumoperitoneum caused by infected pelvic hematoma: report of a case and review of the literature. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2010 Feb; 11(1):73-6.
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Amaravadi RR, Tran TM, Altman R, Scheirey CD. Small bowel infarcts in Degos disease. Abdom Imaging. 2008 Mar-Apr; 33(2):196-9.
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Stuhlfaut JW, Soto JA, Lucey BC, Ulrich A, Rathlev NK, Burke PA, Hirsch EF. Blunt abdominal trauma: performance of CT without oral contrast material. Radiology. 2004 Dec; 233(3):689-94.
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Williams TC, Kanne JP, Lalani TA. Jacuzzi jet-induced pneumoperitoneum. Emerg Radiol. 2004 Apr; 10(5):259-61.