Brill, SE and Skipworth, J and Stoker, DL (2008) Conservative management of pneumatosis intestinalis and massive pneumoperitoneum in the acute abdomen: a case report. Ann R Coll Surg Engl , 90 (2) W11 - W13. 10.1308/147870808X257193.
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Abstract
We present a case of massive pneumoperitoneum in association with pneumatosis intestinalis that was successfully managed without surgery despite a clinical picture of an acute abdomen and biochemical evidence of inflammation and systemic upset. Recognition of non-surgical pneumoperitoneum is important to avoid unnecessary laparotomy, and clinical examination for the presence of peritonitis is the most important determinant of the need for emergency surgery.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Conservative management of pneumatosis intestinalis and massive pneumoperitoneum in the acute abdomen: a case report. |
| Location: | England |
| DOI: | 10.1308/147870808X257193 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | PMCID: PMC2443298 |
| Keywords: | Abdomen, Acute, Adult, Humans, Male, Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis, Pneumoperitoneum, Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Surgery and Interventional Science (Division of) |
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