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Descriptor
English
:
Pneumoperitoneum
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Neumoperitoneo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Pneumoperitônio
Tree Number:
C06.844.670
Definition
English
:
A condition with trapped gas or air in the
PERITONEAL CAVITY
, usually secondary to perforation of the internal organs such as the LUNG and the
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
, or to recent surgery.
Pneumoperitoneum
may be purposely introduced to aid radiological examination.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
PNEUMOPERITONEUM
, ARTIFICIAL, a technique;
RETROPNEUMOPERITONEUM
is also available
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
11457
Unique Identifier:
D011027
Occurrence in VHL
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