Pneumoperitoneum after diving--two clinical cases and literature review.

Pneumoperitoneum secondary to barotrauma following a diving accident.

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Massive pneumoperitoneum after scuba diving.

Pneumoperitoneum usually indicates rupture of a hollow viscus and considered a surgical emergency. But air may also enter the peritoneum from the lung or the genital organs in female without visceral perforation. While scuba diving, the rapid ascent is usually controlled by placing in a decompression chamber and the excess gas volume is exhaled. Failure to allow this excess gas to escape will r...

Benign Pneumoperitoneum after Colonoscopy

Pneumoperitoneum frequently indicates a perforated abdominal viscus that requires emergent surgical management. However; pneumoperitoneum, on rare occasion, can occur without perforation. In these cases, it is defined as benign pneumoperitoneum. Benign pneumoperitoneum means asymptomatic free intra-abdominal air or pneumoperitoneum without peritonitis and can occur occasionally with colonoscopy...

Non-Surgical Pneumoperitoneum in Children

Pneumoperitoneum without intraabdominal hollow viscus perforation is termed as nonsurgical or spontaneous pneumoperitoneum, which does not demand surgical intervention. Because of rarity of this condition and symptomatic similarity with the pneumoperitomeum due to gut perforation, the condition diagnosed only after a negative laparotomy. Awareness of this entity, a detailed history and clinical...

Interstitial Pregnancy after In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Following Bilateral Salpingectomy:Report of Two Cases and Literature Review