title: Conservative treatment of nonresolving pneumoperitoneum after endoscopic procedures, by computed tomography (CT)-guided needle decompression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Messersmith
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Chi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019160:Endosonography; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed