TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Traumatic pneumoperitoneum following combined abdominal and thoracic injury
JO  - Pediatric emergency care
A1  - Luna, G. K.
A1  - Eddy, A. C.
SP  - 30
EP  - 31
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0749-5161
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -