@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic pneumoperitoneum following combined abdominal and thoracic injury",
journal="Pediatric emergency care",
year="1988",
author="Luna, G. K. and Eddy, A. C.",
volume="4",
number="1",
pages="30-31",
abstract="Pneumoperitoneum following blunt abdominal trauma in the absence of other signs of severe intraabdominal injury is a rare finding. Although the vast majority of all cases of pneumoperitoneum are due to a ruptured intraabdominal hollow viscus, free abdominal air may result from significant barotrauma to the thorax. This type of secondary pneumoperitoneum can occur in the absence of chest x-ray evidence of a pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum. The complications associated with a missed visceral injury warrant an exploratory laparotomy, even if an extraabdominal source for the pneumoperitoneum is suspected.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0749-5161",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}