title: Pneumoperitoneum in the extremely low-birth-weight infant: successful nonoperative treatment.
abstract: Pneumoperitoneum without associated pulmonary air leak occurred in two extremely preterm, low-birth-weight infants. These infants were considered too critically ill to tolerate surgical exploration. Accordingly, they were treated medically and supportively, with excellent results.
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy