Tension pneumoperitoneum: case report and review of the literature
Echave, V.; Flores, M.; Ogilvy, W.L.
Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien de Chirurgie 18(6): 585-588
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-428X PMID: 1053568 Document Number: 88117
Tension pneumoperitoneum in an 81-year-old man resulted from the perforation of an ulcer on the posterior aspect of the first stage of the duodenum into the lesser sac. This condition, though rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the massively distended abdomen. A number of different causes of this condition have been reported, most of which are associated with various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Treatment is early laparotomy.