[Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum in progressive systemic sclerosis (generalized scleroderma)].
In a twenty-nine year old female patient with progressive systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) (PSS) and an impressing involvement of the intestine (disturbance of the oesophageal motility, pseudo-obstruction, malabsorption) a spontaneous, asymptomatic pneumoperitoneum is observed. Perforation or pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) could not be proved. The possible pathogenesis, course, prognosis and therapy of this rare complication are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear
Spontanes Pneumoperitoneum bei Progressiver Systemsklerose (generalisierter Sklerodermie).