Pneumothorax Causing Pneumoperitoneum: Role of Surgical Intervention
The most common cause of a pneumoperitoneum is a perforation of a hollow viscus and the treatment is an exploratory laparotomy; nevertheless, not all pneumoperitoneums are due to a perforation and not all of them need surgical intervention. We hereby present a case of pneumoperitoneum due to a diaph...
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| description | The most common cause of a pneumoperitoneum is a perforation of a hollow viscus and the treatment is an exploratory laparotomy; nevertheless, not all pneumoperitoneums are due to a perforation and not all of them need surgical intervention. We hereby present a case of pneumoperitoneum due to a diaphragmatic defect, which allowed air from a pneumothorax to escape through the diaphragmatic hernia into the abdominal cavity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-36d5f91984c643569ced3c00e5eb07012025-02-03T06:00:54ZengWileyCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64202090-64392016-01-01201610.1155/2016/41460804146080Pneumothorax Causing Pneumoperitoneum: Role of Surgical InterventionFernanda Duarte0Jessica Wentling1Humayun Anjum2Joseph Varon3Salim Surani4Universidad del Valle de México, Hermosillo, SON, MexicoChristus Spohn Hospital, Memorial, Corpus Christi, TX, USAChristus Spohn Hospital Residency Program, Corpus Christi, TX, USACritical Care Services, Foundation Surgical Hospital, Houston, TX, USATexas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX 78413, USAThe most common cause of a pneumoperitoneum is a perforation of a hollow viscus and the treatment is an exploratory laparotomy; nevertheless, not all pneumoperitoneums are due to a perforation and not all of them need surgical intervention. We hereby present a case of pneumoperitoneum due to a diaphragmatic defect, which allowed air from a pneumothorax to escape through the diaphragmatic hernia into the abdominal cavity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4146080 |
| spellingShingle | Fernanda Duarte Jessica Wentling Humayun Anjum Joseph Varon Salim Surani Pneumothorax Causing Pneumoperitoneum: Role of Surgical Intervention Case Reports in Critical Care |
| title | Pneumothorax Causing Pneumoperitoneum: Role of Surgical Intervention |
| title_full | Pneumothorax Causing Pneumoperitoneum: Role of Surgical Intervention |
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| title_short | Pneumothorax Causing Pneumoperitoneum: Role of Surgical Intervention |
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