"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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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumoperitoneum" by people in Profiles.
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Pneumatosis intestinalis as an incidental finding in a patient with COVID-19 infection. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2021 10; 113(10):727.
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Pneumoperitoneum and COVID-19. A causal association? Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2021 09; 113(9):689-690.
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Tension Pneumoperitoneum Attributable to COVID-19. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 06 17; 105(2):271-272.
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Reply to the Letter to the Editor "Pathogenesis of pneumoperitoneum in COVID-19 patients". Cir Esp (Engl Ed). 2021 Jun-Jul; 99(6):477-478.
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Non-surgical spontaneous pneumoperitoneum in a COVID-19 positive patient with severe bilateral pneumonia. Cir Esp (Engl Ed). 2021 Jun-Jul; 99(6):469-471.
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Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia Complicated by Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, and Pneumoperitoneum. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 04 05; 104(6):1951-1952.
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Pathogenesis of pneumoperitoneum in a COVID-19 patients. Cir Esp (Engl Ed). 2021 Jun-Jul; 99(6):476-477.
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Family medicine residents' skill levels in emergency chest X-ray interpretation. BMC Fam Pract. 2021 02 17; 22(1):39.
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Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum and pneumatosis intestinalis as sole manifestations of a COVID-19 infection. An extremely rare complication. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2021 02; 113(2):141-142.
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CO² filtration during pneumoperitoneum inflation and deflation in patients undergoing laparoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rev Col Bras Cir. 2021; 48:e20202632.