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Digestive System Diseases > Peritoneal Diseases > Pneumoperitoneum

Preferred term

Pneumoperitoneum  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • do not confuse with PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL, a technique; RETROPNEUMOPERITONEUM is also available

Scope note

  • 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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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011027

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