Pneumoperitoneum

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...

Complications of Artificial Pneumoperitoneum

Idiopathic spontaneous pneumoperitoneum.

Figure 1 – Chest X-ray shows pneumoperitoneum in the right and left subdiaphragmatic region. Figure 2 – Chest X-ray shows pneumoperitoneum in the right and left subdiaphragmatic region. INTRODUCTION Pneumoperitoneum is caused by perforation of hollow viscera, with perforated peptic ulcer occurring more frequently. In rare cases, pneumoperitoneum is not caused by visceral perforation, the cause ...

The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Oxidative Stress during Pneumoperitoneum

PURPOSE This study was intended to investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine on oxidative stress response in pneumoperitoneum established in rats. METHODS Animals were randomized into three groups, group S: with no pneumoperitoneum, group P: with pneumoperitoneum established, and group D: given 100 mcg intraperitoneal dexmedetomidine 30 min before establishment of pneumoperitoneum. Plasma tot...

Residual Pneumoperitoneum Volume and Postlaparoscopic Cholecystectomy Pain

BACKGROUND Gasretention in the peritoneal cavity plays an important role in inducing postoperative pain after laparoscopy, which is inevitably retained in the peritoneal cavity. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to detect the relation between the volume of residual gas and severity of shoulder and abdominal pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this Prospective study 55 women who were referred f...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy using abdominal wall retraction. Hemodynamics and gas exchange, a comparison with conventional pneumoperitoneum.

BACKGROUND Disadvantages related to CO2 pneumoperitoneum have led to development of the abdominal wall retractor (AWR), a device designed to facilitate laparoscopic surgery without conventional pneumoperitoneum (15 mmHg CO2). We investigated the effects of the AWR on hemodynamics and gas exchange in humans. We also investigated whether the use of an AWR imposed extra technical difficulties for ...