title: [Pneumoperitoneum in a newborn infant after assisted ventilation].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine néonatale et réanimation infantile, CHRU de Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Andrini
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chouraqui
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pincemaille
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rambaud
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Pneumopéritoine chez le nouveau-né ventilé.