Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum in progressive systemic sclerosis (generalized scleroderma)
Lang, B.; Meske, S.; Billmann, P.; Vaith, P.; Peter, H.H.
Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie 45(2): 64-67
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0340-1855 PMID: 3487900 Document Number: 270973
In a twenty-nine year old female patient with progressive systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) (PSS) and an impressing involvement of the intestine (disturbance of the oesophageal motility, pseudo-obstruction, malabsorption) a spontaneous, asymptomatic pneumoperitoneum is observed. Perforation or pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) could not be proved. The possible pathogenesis, course, prognosis and therapy of this rare complication are discussed.