title: Delayed pneumoperitoneum following traumatic haemopneumothorax. A case report.
abstract: An unusual case of delayed pneumoperitoneum following a penetrating wound of the chest is presented. The mechanism of pneumoperitoneum, the diagnostic dilemma of injury to the abdomen in penetrating wounds of the lower chest, and the alternative methods used in achieving early diagnosis of diaphragmatic penetration are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006468:Hemopneumothorax / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*