Tracheostomy can lead to various complications, one of which is ectopic air in different compartments the body. Here, we present a rare case tracheostomy-induced air: combination subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and pneumoperitoneum. This also presents literature review on some common mechanisms responsible for pneumomediastinum following tracheostomy mechanism pneumoperitoneum pneumo...

Abstract Background Pneumoperitoneum is defined as the presence of free air in peritoneal cavity. It a surgical emergency that represents 90% cases with hollow viscus perforation and its feared consequences sepsis death. On other hand, spontaneous pneumoperitoneum benign entity occurring newborns requires no intervention. Cases presentation In this series, we report three neonates treated at Jo...

Neonatal gastric perforation (NGP) may be spontaneous, secondary to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), or due to distal obstruction. A 27-week old premature male newborn presented with pneumoperitoneum. A single perforation of stomach was found at surgery. Primary repair and gastrostomy were performed. On fifth postoperative day, pneumoperitoneum was again detected. At reoperation, multiple gastr...

The most common cause of a pneumoperitoneum is a perforation of a hollow viscus and the treatment is an exploratory laparotomy; nevertheless, not all pneumoperitoneums are due to a perforation and not all of them need surgical intervention. We hereby present a case of pneumoperitoneum due to a diaphragmatic defect, which allowed air from a pneumothorax to escape through the diaphragmatic hernia...

BACKGROUND The authors tested the hypothesis that during laparoscopic surgery, Trendelenburg position and pneumoperitoneum may worsen chest wall elastance, concomitantly decreasing transpulmonary pressure, and that a protective ventilator strategy applied after pneumoperitoneum induction, by increasing transpulmonary pressure, would result in alveolar recruitment and improvement in respiratory ...

This subject is presented under three main headings: A. Effect on Apico-Basal Diameter of the Diseased Lung. B. Effect on the Differential Vertical Relaxation of the Upper and the Lower Lobes. C. Effed on the Transverse Diameter of the Base of the Lung. A. The Effect of Pnevmoperitcmeum Compared with Pneunzuperitonsum CombCned with Phr& Paralysis on the Apico-Basal Diameter of the Diseased h n ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Postoperative pneumoperitoneum following laparoscopic surgery is self-limited, typically resolving within days. METHODS We analyzed the case of a 48-y-old woman who presented with acute abdominal pain 48 d after a total laparoscopic hysterectomy. Imaging studies revealed free air under the diaphragm suggesting a perforated viscus. RESULTS An exploratory laparotomy ...