title: Pneumomediastinum causing pneumoperitoneum during mechanical ventilation.
abstract: The causes of nonsurgical pneumoperitoneum include numerous diseases. We report here a case of nonsurgical pneumoperitoneum caused by benign pneumomediastinum during mechanical ventilation, and we discuss the anatomic pathways and the pathophysiologic mechanisms responsible for the development of this association.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, André Mignot Hospital, Le Chesnay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lellouche
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bruneel
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mignon
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ayoub
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Troché
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guezennec
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Priolet
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bédos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed