title: [Asymptomatic pneumoperitoneum after fiber gastroscopy].
abstract: A case of asymptomatic pneumoperitoneum after fiber gastroscopic sclerosis of bleeding gastric erosions is presented. Air bubbles in gastric curvatures without evidence of macroscopic perforation were found at laparotomy. We comment the etiologies of pneumoperitoneum without macroscopic perforation and suggest that the management of patients with asymptomatic pneumoperitoneum with normal clinical examination and blood analysis might be conservative to avoid needless laparotomies.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo. Hospital Clínic, Universidad de Barcelona.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: López-Boado
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rull
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bataller
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bordas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Visa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D015911:Sclerotherapy
vernacular_title: Neumoperitoneo asintomático después de una fibrogastroscopia.