Peritoneal free air due to evacuation of pneumobilia in blunt abdominal trauma
| Autor: | Charles A. Adams, Isaac Howley, Daithi S. Heffernan, Shea C. Gregg |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
PERITONEAL FREE AIR business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Case Report Pneumobilia Anastomosis medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Blunt trauma Abdominal trauma Pneumoperitoneum Laparotomy Emergency Medicine medicine Abdomen Radiology pneumoperitoneum business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock |
| ISSN: | 0974-519X 0974-2700 |
| Popis: | Pneumobilia is mostly observed on computed tomography (CT) following surgical biliary-enteric anastomosis and biliary manipulation through endoscopic procedures. Although pneumobilia can be seen in pathological conditions, post-surgical pneumobilia is typically not associated with morbidity. In the present article, we report a case in which blunt abdominal trauma led to the evacuation of pre-existing pneumobilia causing pneumoperitoneum. Given that the subsequent laparotomy proved to be non-therapeutic, this report adds to the few cases of intra-peritoneal free air not helped by surgical intervention. |
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