title: Acute appendicitis associated with pneumoperitoneum.
abstract: Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum is infrequently encountered as a radiographic finding in association with a perforated appendicitis. This may lead to diagnostic errors, of which every radiologist and surgeon should be aware. We report a case of perforated appendicitis associated with free intraperitoneal gas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Gazi University, Turkey.
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Cizmeli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demirag
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Durmus
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ilgit
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*