Idiopathic pneumoperitoneum.
We report a case of idiopathic pneumoperitoenum in a 75-year-old male who presented to the Emergency Department with vague left-sided abdominal pain. There was no history of recent trauma. Exploratory laparotomy was negative. He made an uneventful post-operative recovery and was discharged home 6 days after the exploratory laparotomy. A repeat chest X-ray done prior to discharge showed no evidence of a pneumoperitoneum.
Department of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Level 5, South Block, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. eslickg@med.usyd.edu.au
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