"Pneumoperitoneum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition with trapped gas or air in the PERITONEAL CAVITY, usually secondary to perforation of the internal organs such as the LUNG and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, or to recent surgery. Pneumoperitoneum may be purposely introduced to aid radiological examination.
| Descriptor ID |
D011027
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.844.670
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumoperitoneum" by people in Profiles.
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Pneumoperitoneum: a review of nonsurgical causes. Crit Care Med. 2000 Jul; 28(7):2638-44.
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Nonsurgical causes of pneumoperitoneum. West J Med. 1999 Jan; 170(1):41-6.