The Rate of Idiopathic Spontaneous Pneumoperitoneum is 2.36%
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF BAKIRKOY, vol.13, no.2, pp.77-82, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 13 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.5350/btdmjb201713204
- Journal Name: MEDICAL JOURNAL OF BAKIRKOY
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.77-82
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: Pneumoperitoneum often occurs following a visceral perforation, often seen with peritonitis, and requires urgent surgical intervention. Non-surgical spontaneous pneumoperitoneum (not associated with organ perforation) is a rare condition caused by intrathoracic, intraabdominal, gynecologic, iatrogenic, and other causes, and may be treated conservatively. Spontaneous idiopathic pneumoperitoneum is not caused by visceral perforation, the cause may be extra-abdominal origin and sometimes cannot be determined.