The Rate of Idiopathic Spontaneous Pneumoperitoneum is 2.36%

Peker K. D., Cikot M., Bozkurt M. A., Ilhan B., Kankaya B., Sahbaz N. A., ...More

MEDICAL JOURNAL OF BAKIRKOY, vol.13, no.2, pp.77-82, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • 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.