Pneumoperitoneum [pneumoperitoneum]
topical
56
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D011027
Definition
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.
- Annotation
- do not confuse with PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL, a technique; RETROPNEUMOPERITONEUM is also available
- DUI
- D011027 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0017080
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood 0
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid 0
- CI
- chemically induced 0
- CL
- classification 0
- CO
- complications 3
- CN
- congenital 1
- DI
- diagnosis 16
- DG
- diagnostic imaging 5
- DH
- diet therapy 0
- DT
- drug therapy 0
- EC
- economics 0
- EM
- embryology 0
- EN
- enzymology 0
- EP
- epidemiology 0
- EH
- ethnology 0
- ET
- etiology 16
- GE
- genetics 0
- HI
- history 0
- IM
- immunology 0
- ME
- metabolism 1
- MI
- microbiology 0
- MO
- mortality 0
- NU
- nursing 0
- PS
- parasitology 0
- PA
- pathology 7
- PP
- physiopathology 4
- PC
- prevention & control 0
- PX
- psychology 0
- RT
- radiotherapy 0
- RH
- rehabilitation 0
- SU
- surgery 10
- TH
- therapy 10
- UR
- urine 0
- VE
- veterinary 0
- VI
- virology 0
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Occurrences in Medvik records
C
Diseases