Idiopathic pneumoperitoneum without gastrointestinal perforation in a low-birth weight infant: A rare type of air leak syndrome

Idiopathic pneumoperitoneum without gastrointestinal perforation in a low-birth weight infant: A rare type of air leak syndrome

Neonatal free air on X-ray images is generally due to intestinal perforation, and requires surgical intervention. However, some cases without intestinal perforation show free air on X-ray images. Pneumoperitoneum without perforation is caused by an air leak syndrome. We present here the case of a lo...

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Main Authors: Hideaki Nakajima, MD, Masaya Yamoto, MD, Koji Fukumoto, MD, Akinori Sekioka, MD, Akiyoshi Nomura, MD, Kei Ohyama, MD, Yutaka Yamada, MD, Naoto Urushihara, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Pneumoperitoneum
Air leak syndrome
Gastrointestinal perforation
Surfactant insufflation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320301412

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