[Pneumoperitoneum in a newborn infant after assisted ventilation].
The authors report a case of massive pneumoperitoneum in a newborn who underwent assisted-ventilation for a severe aspiration of meconial amniotic fluid. Clinical and roentgengraphic findings that are helpful in differentiating a pneumoperitoneum of gastrointestinal origin from an extrathoracic air leak are reviewed. In such a situation, laparotomy should be avoided.
Andrini
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Service de médecine néonatale et réanimation infantile, CHRU de Grenoble, France.
Chouraqui
J P
JP
Pincemaille
O
O
Rambaud
P
P
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy
Pneumopéritoine chez le nouveau-né ventilé.